Xenolinguistics
Douglas A. Vakoch, "Xenolinguistics"
English | ISBN: 1032399597 | 2023 | 248 pages | EPUB | 1451 KB
English | ISBN: 1032399597 | 2023 | 248 pages | EPUB | 1451 KB
Xenolinguistics brings together biologists, anthropologists, linguists, and other experts specializing in language and communication to explore what non-human, non-Earthbound language might look like. The 18 chapters examine what is known about human language and animal communication systems to provide reasonable hypotheses about what we may find if we encounter non-Earth intelligence.
Showcasing an interdisciplinary dialogue between a set of highly established scholars, this volume:
Clarifies what is and is not known about human language and animal communication systems
Presents speculative arguments as a philosophical exercise to help define the boundaries of what our current science can tell us about non-speculative areas of investigation
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