paraicNov 26, 2022

@bookstodon @linguistics A question prompted by a post I saw: what are the best #ScienceFiction #scifi books where #languages play an important part?

There’s 1984, obviously. Even more obviously, The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance. The Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie has some interesting language features in terms of gender identity, power and mutual intelligibility.

I’m sure there are loads more - this is ‘off the top of my head’ - what others would you recommend?

Show threadKhia Johnson
@paraic @bookstodon @linguistics Embassytown by China Mieville, and Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers are two good ones!
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:11amWeb
Show threadChaz BrenchleyDec 3, 2022
@khia @paraic @bookstodon @linguistics - seek out @JulietteWade - much of her work is concerned with language and she is fascinating on the subject. Talking about it right here just today, as it happens.