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Something that the crew of the ship Enterprise-D learns in the episode "Darmok" is the complexity of language and communication beyond vocabulary and grammar.

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The alien species the crew encounters, speaks entirely through referencing past events or commonly understood ideas and events.

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In an article written for The Atlantic, Ian Bogost explains the way in which the communication for the aliens occurs, "While metaphor represents one subject as similar to another object, allegory

replaces one with another entirely. Allegory’s veiled language is powerful, because allegories effectively freeze time, making a historical or fictional scenario immortal."

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In English and many other languages, we speak in a manner similar to the aliens. We may call two people the tortoise and the hare, to refer to their different paces in moving through life and the level of success that comes from such.

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"Mythemes" are the parts that makeup myths. These include the various elements of myths, including enforced respect for the divine, magic, revenge, and other components. These "mythemes" give the myth meaning and significance.

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Language and stories and inextricably linked, even begone the necessity of language to tell stories in the first place. Language relies on knowledge of popular ideas, myths, and culture. The "mythemes" and elements of stories influence and govern our lives daily. For example, the rod of Asclepius, a symbol of Hermes is used as a symbol of medicine. To understand this symbol, one must understand Greek mythology and its symbology.