If the human ear can be compared to a radio receiver that 
is able to decode electromagnetic waves and recode them as 
sound, the human voice may be compared to the radio 
transmitter in being able to translate sound into 
electromagnetic waves. The power of the voice to shape air and 
space into verbal patterns may well have been preceded by a 
less specialized expression of cries, grunts, gestures, and 
commands, of song and dance. The patterns of the senses 
that are extended in the various languages of men are as 
varied as styles of dress and art. Each mother tongue teaches 
its users a way of seeing and feeling the world, and of acting in 
the world, that is quite unique.

     Our new electric technology that extends our senses and 
nerves in a global embrace has large implications for the future 
of language. Electric technology does not need words any more