Joseph H. Greenberg Born : May 28, 1915 Died : May 7, 2001 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Joseph H. Greenberg A speaker is like a lousy auto mechanic: Every time he fixes something in the language, he screws up something else. Joseph H. Greenberg mechanic screw-ups language The ultimate goal is a comprehensive classification of what is very likely a single language family. The implications of such a classification for the origin and history of our species would, of course, be very great. Joseph H. Greenberg classification language goal I heard Yiddish when my father's family came to the house, which was as seldom as my mother could arrange it. Joseph H. Greenberg mother house father
