linguistic-diversity

The presence of multiple mutually unintelligible languages on Earth, which complicates the interpretation of historical and mythological records.

1 chapter across 1 book

Foundation's Edge (1982)Isaac Asimov

Chapter 8

In this chapter, Trevize and Pelorat discuss the quest to find Earth, rejecting the idea of searching on Trantor and instead focusing on Pelorat's extensive research into myths and legends about Earth's characteristics. Pelorat explains his method of analyzing contradictory tales to build a model of Earth's probable physical traits, including its rotation period and large satellite, and the difficulties in identifying Earth among millions of inhabited planets due to incomplete data and linguistic diversity.