Book 28. (1 results) Kur of Gor (Individual Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 4 | 6 | It is possible, of course, for a kur to recognize certain sounds in, say, Gorean, and for a human to recognize certain sounds in kur. |
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Book 28. (7 results) Kur of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
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| 4 | 3 | I think I have made clear the difficulties of replicating in a human tongue the phonemes of kur, as we shall refer to the language of this particular habitat, one, actually, of several in the worlds, and, correspondingly, naturally, the difficulty of reproducing in kur the phonemes of typical human languages. |
| 4 | 4 | These difficulties index almost entirely to anatomical dissimilarities. |
| 4 | 5 | To be sure, it is somewhat easier for a kur to utter noises which, allowing for considerable distortions, or, shall we say, accent, better approximate human phonemes than the reverse. |
| 4 | 6 | It is possible, of course, for a kur to recognize certain sounds in, say, Gorean, and for a human to recognize certain sounds in kur. |
| 4 | 7 | I think I mentioned, for example, that the blonde pet from the container could recognize her name in kur, certain commands, and such. |
| 4 | 8 | It is one thing, naturally, to recognize a sound and another to replicate it. |
| 4 | 9 | Consequently, most communication between humans and kurii is accomplished by means of translators. |
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I think I have made clear the difficulties of replicating in a human tongue the phonemes of kur, as we shall refer to the language of this particular habitat, one, actually, of several in the worlds, and, correspondingly, naturally, the difficulty of reproducing in kur the phonemes of typical human languages.
These difficulties index almost entirely to anatomical dissimilarities.
To be sure, it is somewhat easier for a kur to utter noises which, allowing for considerable distortions, or, shall we say, accent, better approximate human phonemes than the reverse.
It is possible, of course, for a kur to recognize certain sounds in, say, Gorean, and for a human to recognize certain sounds in kur.
I think I mentioned, for example, that the blonde pet from the container could recognize her name in kur, certain commands, and such.
It is one thing, naturally, to recognize a sound and another to replicate it.
Consequently, most communication between humans and kurii is accomplished by means of translators.
- (Kur of Gor, Chapter 4)