The Animal Responds: Language, Animals and Science Fiction
The Animal Responds: Language, Animals and Science Fiction
This chapter deals with the question of language as criteria to differentiate humans from animals. The fantasy of communicating with animals or non-human beings is a common theme in science fiction stories. In this chapter, the ideal of interspecies communication is explored. The chapter also examines texts that describe how animals interact with the world and incorporate aspects of human behaviour in their mythology.
Keywords: language, science fiction, interspecies communication, communication, human behaviour
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