Alien Interpreters? How Linguists Would Talk to E.T.

In the upcoming sci-fi drama “Arrival,” several mysterious spacecraft touch down around the planet, and humanity is faced with how to approach — and eventually communicate — with these extraterres_ Erlinda:I have a habit of playing video games and being on my phone the whole day.(14 August 2018) Tilda:We were together for years afterward (still are). When [...]
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Marg:
We are officially boyfriend and girlfriend so I thought we should change the status.
(16 August 2018)

Marg:
I know he loves me and I love him.
(16 August 2018)

Marg:
I know a Facebook status doesn't matter much.
(16 August 2018)

Marg:
In my head I thought it was reasonable that he needed to think about it but apparently I put too much on this.
(16 August 2018)

Marg:
I didn't intend to cry and was trying to hold back my tears.
(16 August 2018)

Marg:
I did not intend to create drama around the whole thing.
(16 August 2018)

Rosetta:
Did you ever experience oneitis with someone you barely know?
(16 August 2018)

Rosetta:
She was my only purpose in life.
(16 August 2018)

Rosetta:
Nothing in life was important to me, but her.
(16 August 2018)

Rosetta:
We were never friends and I was too shy to approach her.
(16 August 2018)