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The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
Dan Jurafsky
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Description for The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
Paperback. Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 17. Weight in Grams: 206.
Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from China's Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add tomatoes to their anchovy catsup in 1817. A century later, Heinz changed the spelling again-and added sugar. In The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky opens a panoramic window onto everything from the modern descendants of ancient recipes to the hidden persuasion in restaurant reviews. Combining history with linguistic analysis, Jurafsky uncovers a global atlas of premodern culinary influence: why we toast to good health at dinner and eat toast for breakfast and why ... Read more
Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from China's Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add tomatoes to their anchovy catsup in 1817. A century later, Heinz changed the spelling again-and added sugar. In The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky opens a panoramic window onto everything from the modern descendants of ancient recipes to the hidden persuasion in restaurant reviews. Combining history with linguistic analysis, Jurafsky uncovers a global atlas of premodern culinary influence: why we toast to good health at dinner and eat toast for breakfast and why ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
212g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393351620
SKU
V9780393351620
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Ref
99-40
About Dan Jurafsky
Dan Jurafsky is the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant and a professor of linguistics at Stanford University. He and his wife live in San Francisco.
Reviews for The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu
His [Jurafsky's] decoding of food-related texts is the most original aspect of a work that is entertaining and revealing throughout.
The Economist ...hugely entertaining book...
The Independent Deliciously erudite.
Nature This book won't put dinner on the table, but it just might improve how you order in a restaurant.
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The Economist ...hugely entertaining book...
The Independent Deliciously erudite.
Nature This book won't put dinner on the table, but it just might improve how you order in a restaurant.
... Read more