Full Idea
To imagine a language means to imagine a form of life.
Gist of Idea
To imagine a language means to imagine a form of life
Source
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosophical Investigations [1952], §019)
Book Reference
Wittgenstein,Ludwig: 'Philosophical Investigations', ed/tr. Anscombe,E. [Blackwell 1972], p.8
A Reaction
I take this to be about the transparency of language, but it supports meaning as truth conditions, rather than as use.