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Silent_eric
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 |  Subject: Language Barrier in Felarya  Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:59 pm | |
| This is one thing I don't understand. How every species in Felarya somehow speaks the same language. Every race understands each other. But even more, people from entirely different dimensions understand each other.
And so my question is, how. It obviously has something to do with Felarya itself, as I doubt that its a coincidence. At one time, I toyed with the idea that there was a human far back in Felarya's past that traveled the world, teaching all the races one language. But that's a bit of a fanciful explanation. So I want to hear if you guys have thought about this as well, and other people's explanations.
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:08 pm | |
| | Quote: | This is one thing I don't understand. How every species in Felarya somehow speaks the same language. Every race understands each other. But even more, people from entirely different dimensions understand each other.
And so my question is, how. It obviously has something to do with Felarya itself, as I doubt that its a coincidence. At one time, I toyed with the idea that there was a human far back in Felarya's past that traveled the world, teaching all the races one language. But that's a bit of a fanciful explanation. So I want to hear if you guys have thought about this as well, and other people's explanations. |
Sorry, but this is all too common in many other Anime's, Movies, etc. I don't think there is a plausible reason that isn't magic that will explain why everyone understands each other.
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:10 pm | |
| But I don't want to just leave it as a thing everyone knows about, but no one brings up. There has to be an explanation. Maybe a guardian?
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:13 pm | |
| | Quote: | | But I don't want to just leave it as a thing everyone knows about, but no one brings up. There has to be an explanation. Maybe a guardian? |
Possibly, but then Karbo would have the confirm that.
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Pendragon
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:13 pm | |
| I never really questioned it.
Since Felarya is a cross of worlds, dimensions, and even realities, I assumed that anybody that existed in Felarya would magically gain an understanding of the native language.
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Sean Okotami
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:18 pm | |
| | Pendragon wrote: | I never really questioned it.
Since Felarya is a cross of worlds, dimensions, and even realities, I assumed that anybody that existed in Felarya would magically gain an understanding of the native language. |
English is standard language in all dimensions?
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Silent_eric
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:22 pm | |
| | Sean Okotami wrote: | | Pendragon wrote: | I never really questioned it.
Since Felarya is a cross of worlds, dimensions, and even realities, I assumed that anybody that existed in Felarya would magically gain an understanding of the native language. |
English is standard language in all dimensions? |
Precisely my point! Although I'd assume that whatever universal magic-language is spoken in Felarya isn't English, but that what we'd write about it is actually translated. Or something. Gah, that line of thought hurts my head.
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gwadahunter2222
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:25 pm | |
| | Silent_eric wrote: |
Precisely my point! Although I'd assume that whatever universal magic-language is spoken in Felarya isn't English, but that what we'd write about it is actually translated. Or something. Gah, that line of thought hurts my head. |
Do you suggest to create language 
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Silent_eric
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:33 pm | |
| Well, no. I don't think we need to come up with an actual language. I was just saying that if everyone who went to Felarya spoke a single language for whatever reason, I doubt it'd be English as we know it.
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Pendragon
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:46 pm | |
| | Sean Okotami wrote: | | English is standard language in all dimensions? |
I never said that.
Unless you are implying that english is the native Felaryan tongue?
all I said is that we'd be able to understand any language as our own due to the magical nature of Felarya.
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GREGOLE
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:02 pm | |
| Guys, it's obvious!
Forget nagas, fairies and nekos! The single most common organism in Felarya is the babel fish! |
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Daimo
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:05 pm | |
| Lol. I knew somebody was going to mention the Babel fish.
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:20 pm | |
| Oh, I too saw the babel fish coming a mile away. And sure! That could be the answer of sorts. If instead of the babel fish maybe it's a babel microscopic organism. Of course that doesn't roll off the tongue as well, but as long as it has the word 'babel' in it.
The answer must be something that works for all the fiction written so far, and can work for all the ones to come.
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:32 pm | |
| | Quote: | Oh, I too saw the babel fish coming a mile away. And sure! That could be the answer of sorts. If instead of the babel fish maybe it's a babel microscopic organism. Of course that doesn't roll off the tongue as well, but as long as it has the word 'babel' in it.
The answer must be something that works for all the fiction written so far, and can work for all the ones to come. |
Sounds like a feasible enough answer.
Of course, it would mean that atheism is the dominant religion in Felarya. XP |
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| | Subject: Re: Language Barrier in Felarya Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:16 pm | |
| I don't see how the two are related, but on what I can see as a completely unrelated note, I think that atheism very well could be the dominant religion or lack thereof in Felarya. Other than the numerous cults, indiginous religions, religions taken from other dimensions, and what-have-you of course. But being so diversified means that athiesm wins. While probably not more than all the others combined, it would win on an individual basis.
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