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- noun linguistics Study of a
language originating fromalien species.
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Examples
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And I never really got a good feel or warmed to the two new scientists, and the xenolinguistics was an important subplot but having read, say, something like Janet Kagan's HELLSPARK, didn't feel all that new to me.
Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2005
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There are many instances of "xenolinguistics" to be found if we look for it such as math-capable bees, Koko the signing gorilla, groupThink in elephants, global whale sing-a-longs, etc.
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Apparently there was a fire in the xenolinguistics lab.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Nyota is unmatched in xenolinguistics and has displayed an unparalleled ability to identify sonic anomalies in subspace transmission tests, a critically important trait for any Starfleet bridge communications officer.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Nyota is unmatched in xenolinguistics and has displayed an unparalleled ability to identify sonic anomalies in subspace transmission tests, a critically important trait for any Starfleet bridge communications officer.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Apparently there was a fire in the xenolinguistics lab.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Apparently there was a fire in the xenolinguistics lab.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Nyota is unmatched in xenolinguistics and has displayed an unparalleled ability to identify sonic anomalies in subspace transmission tests, a critically important trait for any Starfleet bridge communications officer.
Delta Anomaly Rick Barba 2010
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Star Trek là một thế giới mà nhân vật sẽ mô phỏng một trò chơi poker với Newton, Einstein, và Hawking, nơi mà các ký tự viết luận văn của họ về nhiệm vụ, và thiếu kiến thức xenolinguistics có thể được sử dụng như một chiến lược pickup tại quầy bar.
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Alternate Reality Nyota Uhura Star Trek: Argued her way onto the Enterprise, and was almost instantly promoted due to her mastery of xenolinguistics.
50 Fictional Femmes of 2009: Part Two - Pink Raygun.com 2009
whichbe commented on the word xenolinguistics
'Alien language' is a generic term used to describe a language originating from an alien species. Sometimes referred to as xenolinguistics, exolinguistics, and astrolinguistics. (Wikipedia)
June 12, 2008
nuxiy commented on the word xenolinguistics
Fantastic!
May 19, 2009