Like their ship or their bodies, their written language has no forward or backward...
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Ian Donnelly:
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Like their ship or their bodies, their written language has no forward or backward direction. Linguists call this "nonlinear orthography," which raises the question, "Is this how they think?"
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Like their ship or their bodies
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their written language has no forward
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or backward direction
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Linguists call this non linear orthography
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which raises the question Is this how they think
Clip duration: 17 seconds
Views: 168
Timestamp in movie: 00h 54m 59s
Uploaded: 16 November, 2022
Genres: drama, mystery, sci-fi
Summary: A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
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00:22 That if you immerse yourself into a foreign language
00:36 So Hannah
00:12 Morning
00:06 If all I ever gave you was a hammer
00:07 Trust me you can understand communication
00:18 Well let's say that I taught them chess instead of...
00:06 I forgot how good it felt to be held by you
00:16 We must consider the idea
00:28 As I watch you steer us around these communication traps
00:20 And purpose requires an understanding of intent
00:10 Memory is a strange thing
00:20 Now you know
00:34 Priority one what do they want and where are they from
00:22 The weapon is their language
00:09 And remember what happened to the Aborigines
00:05 Now that's a proper introduction Hey
00:09 Am I fired
00:09 Yeah We're a world with no single leader
00:06 Well the cornerstone of civilization isn't language
00:23 Why did they park where they did