Composition
In which tenses is the novella written?
Who is Louise?
She an lingvisten --> studies languages.
What type of language does the Heptapods have?
A writing language and a speaking language
Who is Gary?
Gary is a physicist and the father to the daugther in the story.
What is the difference between the movie and the story?
The written version is more detailed than the movie. Also, the daugther dies in a different way in each story.
Who is the father to the daugther?
Gary
Is there anything similar to the Heptapods language in human writing systems?
Mathematical equations, notations for music and dance
Who is Weber?
Weber is the colonel.
What is the narrative perspective of the story?
The story is written in the first-person perspective, as the narrator (Louise Banks) directly addresses her daughter and recounts past and future events.
How is the relationship between Louise and her daugther?
Louise loves her daugther.
What indicates wether it is a subject or an object?
A noun because it has a case marker
Who invented the name for the Heptapods?
Gary
What is going to happen to Louise's daugther?
She dies.
It means that the Heptapod is being heard
What does Gary contribute to the story?
Gary helps Louise translate the Heptapods language.
What is Louise's favorite source, when it comes to language-learning anecdotes?
Child language acquisition
What is added to the verbs to express the case of maner?
A prefix
What does Weber contribute to the story?
He offers the recordings.