& TV Anchor: If this is some sort of peaceful first contact, why send 12? Why not just one?
& Dr. Louise Banks: Well, Mom, please don’t bother with that channel. How many times do I have to tell you those people are idiots?
& Dr. Louise Banks: Before you commit to him, ask him the Sanskrit word for «war» and its translation. ...
Colonel Weber: Gavisti. He says it means «an argument.» What do you say it means?
Dr. Louise Banks: «A desire for more cows.»
& Dr. Louise Banks: Kangaroo. In 1770, Captain James Cook’s ship ran aground off the coast of Australia, and he led a party into the country and they met the Aboriginal people. One of the sailors pointed at the animals that hop around and put their babies in their pouch, and he asked what they were, and the Aborigines said, «Kanguru.»
Colonel Weber: And the point is?
Dr. Louise Banks: It wasn’t until later that they learned that «kanguru» means «I don’t understand.»
& Ian Donnelly: It’s a good story.
Dr. Louise Banks: Thanks. It’s not true. But it proves my point.
& Ian Donnelly: So, what are we gonna call them?
Dr. Louise Banks: I don’t know.
Ian Donnelly: I was thinking Abbott and Costello.
& Ian Donnelly: You know, I was doing some reading about this idea that if you immerse yourself into a foreign language, that you can actually rewire your brain.
Dr. Louise Banks: Yeah, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis... It’s the theory that the language you speak determines how you think and...
Ian Donnelly: Yeah. It affects how you see everything.
& Dr. Louise Banks: Suits. Honor. Flowers. Colonel, those are all tile sets in mahjong. God, are they... Are they using a game to converse with their heptapods?
Colonel Weber: Maybe. Why?
Dr. Louise Banks: Well, let’s say that I taught them chess instead of English. Every conversation would be a game, every idea expressed through opposition, victory, defeat. You see the problem? If all I ever gave you was a hammer...
Colonel Weber: Everything’s a nail.
& Dr. Louise Banks: If you could see your whole life from the start to finish, would you change things?
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& Dr. Louise Banks: Well, Mom, please don’t bother with that channel. How many times do I have to tell you those people are idiots?
& Dr. Louise Banks: Before you commit to him, ask him the Sanskrit word for «war» and its translation. ...
Colonel Weber: Gavisti. He says it means «an argument.» What do you say it means?
Dr. Louise Banks: «A desire for more cows.»
& Dr. Louise Banks: Kangaroo. In 1770, Captain James Cook’s ship ran aground off the coast of Australia, and he led a party into the country and they met the Aboriginal people. One of the sailors pointed at the animals that hop around and put their babies in their pouch, and he asked what they were, and the Aborigines said, «Kanguru.»
Colonel Weber: And the point is?
Dr. Louise Banks: It wasn’t until later that they learned that «kanguru» means «I don’t understand.»
& Ian Donnelly: It’s a good story.
Dr. Louise Banks: Thanks. It’s not true. But it proves my point.
& Ian Donnelly: So, what are we gonna call them?
Dr. Louise Banks: I don’t know.
Ian Donnelly: I was thinking Abbott and Costello.
& Ian Donnelly: You know, I was doing some reading about this idea that if you immerse yourself into a foreign language, that you can actually rewire your brain.
Dr. Louise Banks: Yeah, the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis... It’s the theory that the language you speak determines how you think and...
Ian Donnelly: Yeah. It affects how you see everything.
& Dr. Louise Banks: Suits. Honor. Flowers. Colonel, those are all tile sets in mahjong. God, are they... Are they using a game to converse with their heptapods?
Colonel Weber: Maybe. Why?
Dr. Louise Banks: Well, let’s say that I taught them chess instead of English. Every conversation would be a game, every idea expressed through opposition, victory, defeat. You see the problem? If all I ever gave you was a hammer...
Colonel Weber: Everything’s a nail.
& Dr. Louise Banks: If you could see your whole life from the start to finish, would you change things?
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