Oct 17, 2016 · In attempting to communicate with the aliens, Adams’s character, Louise Banks, learns that they use non-linear orthography. Their written language is circular, and doesn’t …

The medieval English poem Beowulf also utilizes a non-linear structure, focusing on events throughout the life of the titular character rather than describing them in a linear narrative.

It is the understanding of the rules of complex systems for “writing” technologies via nonlinear orthography, following an evolutionary-driven design paradigm for obtaining high levels of …

Mar 16, 2017 · First, the Korean Hangul writing system is nonlinear: letters are not written one after the other; they are grouped together into syllable blocks. Yet no one thinks Koreans have …

positioning of the time pronouns is interpreted with respect to the same timeline. This text uses only one time pronoun, referring to the same interval of time in all instances, but it uses it in …

Sep 19, 2017 · A linear orthography is written communication that is read from beginning to end in a definite order. Non-linear orthography means there is no beginning, end, or particular order.

Jun 9, 2023 · Decoding an alien language proves to be an arduous task for the characters in “Arrival.” The extra-terrestrial language’s non-linear orthography poses a significant obstacle, …