Language Is Thought: Linguistic Relativity in Babel-17
Episode 3 of the Books Undone podcast, hosted by Livia J. Elliot, titled "Language Is Thought: Linguistic Relativity in Babel-17" was published on December 13, 2023 and runs 27 minutes.
December 13, 2023 ·27m · Books Undone
Episode Description
Hello, everyone, and welcome to Books Undone. I'm your host, Livia J. Elliot, and today we will discuss BABEL-17, a classic sci-fi by Samuel R. Delaney. I came across it thanks to a recommendation of a BookTube channel I watch regularly, @johanareads. In this episode, I will discuss the book's central theme of linguistic relativism.
Full disclosure: there are spoilers in this podcast, but more importantly, what you will hear is my subjective opinion of it. You are allowed and entitled to disagree and differ.
Find the transcript on my website: https://liviajelliot.com/blog/2023/6-podcast-babel17/
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