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Like their ship or their bodiestheir written language has no forwardor backward directionLinguists call this non linear orthographywhich raises the question Is this how they think

Like their ship or their bodies, their written language has no forward or backward...

Arrival • 2016

Ian Donnelly:
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

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مثل سفينتهما أو جسديهما

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فإن لغتهم المكتوبة بلا شكل ولا اتجاه ارتدادي

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اللغويون أطلقوا على هذا علم الإملاء غير الخطي

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ما يطرح سؤال أهذه طريقة تفكيرهم

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Mereka terkesan dengan tubuhmu

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dan bahasa mereka tidak bisa diterjemahkan dengan petunjuk makro

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Bahasa yang disebut sebagai bahasa yang tidak dikenal

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yang memunculkan pertanyaan apakah begini pemikiran mereka

Available in 6 languages

Duration

15 seconds

Views

2,482

Timestamp in Movie

00:54:59

Uploaded

Feb 09, 2026

Genres

drama, mystery, sci-fi

Production

FilmNation Entertainment,Lava Bear Films,21 Laps Entertainment

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Movie Summary

A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.

Actors

Ian Donnelly