In the world of Transformers, the official language of their planet, Cybertron is Cybertronian.

The DC Comics, Kryptonese (for which there exists an alphabet and language glossary).

The Zentradi language from the Macross Japanese science-fiction anime series.

Examples include the Klingon language of the Star Trek universe (a fully developed constructed language created by Marc Okrand).

Ī number of long-running franchises have taken the concept of an alien language beyond that of a scripting device and have developed languages of their own. Merrill not only deals with differences in verbal communication, but gestures and other ' body language', pointing out the inextricability of language with cultural and social norms. The novel critically approaches humanity's intelligence and intentions in deciphering and truly comprehending a message from outer space.

Stanislaw Lem's novel His Master's Voice describes an effort by scientists to decode, translate and understand an extraterrestrial transmission.

Others work on the premise that languages with similarities can be partially understood by different species or could not understood at all.

Lewis's novel Out of the Silent Planet is able to use his training in historical linguistics to decipher the language spoken on Mars. Some science-fiction works operate on the premise that alien languages can be easily learned if one has a competent understanding of the nature of languages in general. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī formal description of an alien language in science fiction may have been pioneered by Percy Greg's Martian language (he called it 'Martial') in his 1880 novel Across the Zodiac, although already the 17th century book The Man in the Moone describes the language of the Lunars, consisting 'not so much of words and letters as tunes and strange sounds', which is in turn predated by other invented languages in fictional societies, e.g., in Thomas More's Utopia.Īs the science fiction genre developed, so did the use of the literary trope of alien languages. ( January 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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