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Q&A Does intelligence necessarily lead to an abstract language?

Pretty much what it says in the question title. Suppose a non-human, social species of Earth animal found itself on an evolutionary path that favored increased intelligence of a kind not completel...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Canina‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Canina‭

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Q&A How would humans adapt their language in response to moving through time at different rates relative each other?

Okay, so humans are finally transitioning to a space-colonial society. We sent ships out, colonize worlds, etc... We aren't really in the business of sending multigenerational ships. Instead we use...

2 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by PyRulez‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by PyRulez‭

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Q&A Are human languages influenced by the climate?

Sometimes when building a world, and in particular since Tolkien, one may wish to create original languages for the inhabitants. There are some information around the site about the creation of con...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by clem steredenn‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by clem steredenn‭

Question climate language
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Q&A Phonetic features of human languages spoken by sentient cats

In my world I have a couple species of sentient animals, mainly cats, who among other things are capable of communication with human beings. While I am perfectly happy to resort to explanations i...

3 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by Michele C‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Michele C‭

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Q&A Hive mind withdrawal and communication skills

Centuries ago, humanity have been incorporated into an alien hive mind, spread by a bacterial-like infection. The "bacteria" infects the blood and brain and allows the infected to join their minds ...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Babika Babaka‭  ·  last activity 8y ago by Babika Babaka‭

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Q&A A species developing writing but not (yet) speech

I am not a writer. I have never written any story and I have no idea of what it takes to get this idea into any meaningful narrative. It's more of a thought experiment for me and I formally give th...

5 answers  ·  posted 9y ago by Michael Sacchi‭  ·  last activity 9y ago by Michael Sacchi‭

Question evolution language