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“Translation is defying a curse laid by God”: R.F. Kuang’s Babel and the Colonialist Origins of Linguistics

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On Tolkien, Translation, Linguistics, and the Languages of Middle-earth

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Slang, Accents, and Linguistic Worldbuilding in Lara Elena Donnelly’s Amberlough

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Glitching Reality With Power Morphemes: Battle of the Linguist Mages

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The Tricky Art of Translation and Maria Dahvana Headley’s Modern Beowulf

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Were We Wrong All Along? Interspecies Relations in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series

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The Kyo Come to Visit: Clearing Up Some Important Questions in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series

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Humans and Atevi in CJ Cherryh's Foreigner Series
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Bridges Go in Both Directions: Humans and Atevi in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series

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Who Gets to Be People? Encountering the Alien in A Desolation Called Peace

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Disruptions in Communication Disrupt Atevi Society in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series

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Look Up That SF Term in the New Online Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction

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Building a Bridge Between Cultures in CJ Cherryh’s Foreigner Series

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