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 threadKamNov 26, 2022
@paraic @bookstodon @linguistics Language plays an important role in Arkady Martine’s Teixcalaan Series - specifically as it relates to imperialism and colonialism. The first book explores the relationship of the colonized with the colonizer through the lens of literature and translation, while the second is a first-contact story where language and diplomacy are key.
Show threadparaicNov 26, 2022
@kamreadsandrecs @bookstodon @linguistics thank you - it’s interesting to hear what ‘the angle’ is! Another author I don’t yet know
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@paraic @kamreadsandrecs @bookstodon @linguistics This was the book that I first thought of in response to this question. Highly recommended.
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:46amWeb