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    If the core system used were not significantly different than humans, then likely yes (even if our anatomy didn’t allow us to speak to them, we could have a shared communication system).

    The core system here is Saussure’s idea of sign and signifier, ultimately. The medium doesn’t matter nearly as much.

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      Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir does a great job at hypothesizing a first interaction like this.

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        Good lord I love that book.

        I really like that he recognized that you’ll have 2 beings both motivated to understand each other. The back and forth communication, along with some coding skills, made good progress pretty quick.

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          Did you do the paperback, or the audiobook? The audiobook was enhanced with some neat audio tricks for Rocky. It was a fabulous read.