so, i’m currently reading “the mountain in the sea” and LOVING the language acquisition/octopus language plotline of it. i would love any suggestions that also cover someone trying to decipher an unknown language OR help another creature acquire languages.
two examples come to mind — “project hail mary” had interesting (if scientifically inaccurate) moments of learning to communicate with the alien’s musical/tonal language. also, the short story “story of your life” that was made into the movie “arrival,” alien language at its finest IMO.
i typically gravitate towards fantasy, sci fi, and horror, and got my undergraduate degree in linguistics, so throw me all the nerdy language book recs you have!
by hashtagpueb