Speaking a language means assuming its entire culture and civilization.

Evidence

A principal point of Wittgenstein’s concept of a language-game is to emphasize that a language or rhetorical system like law is always “part of an activity, or of a form of life.” — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 793 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Language is socially constructed and speaks through individuals; Wittgenstein conceives language-games as parts of an activity or form of life. — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 793; All representations are embedded in their representer’s language, culture, and institutions. (+5 more)

Related

• Wittgenstein conceives language-games as parts of an activity or form of life. (similarity 0.89)
• Grammar is the set of rules enabling participation in a language game. (similarity 0.79)
• Wittgenstein never treated practice as an isolated conceptual primitive (similarity 0.79)
• Understanding a linguistic practice does not require understanding larger social practices first. (similarity 0.79)
• Wittgenstein denies psychological effects any necessary role in meaning while not denying their reality. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Wittgenstein conceives language-games as parts of an activity or form of life. #expands (0.55) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 793