“Arrival,” Aliens, and Linguistics
- Author
- WSUM
- Published
- Sun 27 Apr 2025
- Episode Link
- https://share.transistor.fm/s/f9e70c00
In “Arrival,” a linguist is given a task of planetary importance: deciphering the language of aliens who have come to Earth for unknown reasons. Linguistics may not be all Hollywood chalks it up to be, but there is actual language science to dissect from the movie’s aliens.
