ext_5033 ([identity profile] teluekh.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] vorkosigan 2009-05-17 04:58 pm (UTC)

Re: Excerpt on languages (non-spoilerly)

Yes, there clearly are galactic languages, but equally the lingua franca of space travel in the -areas we see- seems to be English. Looking at countries with current or incipient space programs, this doesn't seem too unreasonable. In many cases English is already a de facto elite/technical lingua franca, as in parts of India and increasingly China.

Looking at current international cultural exchange in things like...Eurovision, English is a bit more prominent than one might expect too. ;)

Escobar has what looks like Spanish as an official/local language, but English as another language the people we see speak to Betans and Barrayarans.

Miles -doesn't- speak galactic languages, so I think it can be assumed that people are talking to him in a language he understands unless he's specifically mentioned as having a translation earbug. There's circumstances where he clearly -doesn't- have any extra gear, such as Dagoola!

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