Abstract
This chapter draws on a set of assumptions about language, then builds away from them to outline a practical approach to alien communication. Several essential components of the xenolinguistic complex are considered: establishing and maintaining regular contact; the ways in which the constraints of remote contact sketch a roadmap toward the development of an adaptive process of learning, understanding, and communication; and designing a working plan for bridging pre-physical and physical contact communication scenarios. Drawing on work from several interrelated fields, the chapter offers an approach to a (highly probable) hyper-asynchronous, physically removed, first-contact scenario.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Xenolinguistics |
Subtitle of host publication | Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Pages | 74-86 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781000920642 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781032399591 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2023 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities
- General Social Sciences