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In "Story of Your Life", the power of perspective is explored through the interspecies communication at the root of the story. Characters come to understand that the way they communicate originates from the way they naturally percieve things.

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In "Lingua Franca", the atmospheric conditions on Mist's planet resulted in the planet's population being deaf. As a result, the people of this planet communicate exclusively in sign language.

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The speech and science of the heptapods is difficult for even the smartest human scientists to understand. The heptapods also struggle similarly when communicating with humans. The fact that both parties struggle in this way demonstrates a difference in perspective rather than a true intellectual gap.

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 Every country that was once colonized by Great Britain.

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When the people of this planet start to adopt the methods of communication of "off-worlders", they neglect their cultural heritage in favor of adapting to this new lifestyle.

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Temple of Bel in Syria after it was destroyed in 2015.

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"Their lost eyes watched dejectedly as their children chattered on in animated mouth-talk with other children." (McDonnell 216)

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"Their lost eyes watched dejectedly as their children chattered on in animated mouth-talk with other children." (McDonnell 216)

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This line at the end of the story demonstrates how those still adhereing to the traditional standards of their culture are being left behind by their children, who are being drawn in by the novelty of this brand new foreign language.

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"My mind was cast in the mold of human, sequential languages, and no amount of immersion in an alien language can completely reshape it." (Chiang 140)

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"My mind was cast in the mold of human, sequential languages, and no amount of immersion in an alien language can completely reshape it." (Chiang 140)

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This line illustrates the fundamental disconnect between the modes of communication of heptapods and humans. The story demonstrates how communication without understanding is essentially impossible.