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CD Covington’s Guide to Linguistic Worldbuilding

Conlangery Podcast

CHAPTER

Exploring the Challenges of Navigating Culture and Language

In this chapter, they discuss the works of a specific author who focuses on interpreters between aliens and humans, exploring the challenges of navigating culture and language. The author frequently refers to the structure of the aliens' language, which requires complex mathematical calculations to conjugate verbs and use pronouns correctly. The discussion also touches on the concept of intercultural communication and the differences between the psychology and biology of humans and aliens. The chapter concludes with the author's desire to encourage more people to think about the intersection of linguistics and science fiction.

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