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There's a classic science fiction novel, The Forever War, which explores this idea as well - because of relativity, when the soldier returns from his battles he
by personjerry 4y ago
There's a classic science fiction novel, The Forever War, which explores this idea as well - because of relativity, when the soldier returns from his battles he is speaking almost entirely a different language.
Edit: Corrected from Starship Troopers to The Forever War
- NortySpock 4y agoI think you are thinking of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
- personjerry 4y agoYes! Thanks for the correction
- hnzix 4y agoThe Languages Of Pao by Jack Vance is another classic science fiction novel that explores the impact of language on anthropology (the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis). For example, the warrior caste speak a dialect that encourages aggression.
- euroderf 4y agoAnother one is Babel 17.
- golem14 4y agoAlso along these lines: Return from the stars by Stanislaw Lem. Spoiler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_from_the_Stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_from_the_Stars
- mhh__ 4y agoThere's also '39 (the queen song) where the relativistic travellers come home and find everyone they've ever known or loved are long dead.