{"product_id":"9780374601836","title":"Linguaphile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIf there is one feature that defines the human condition, it is language: written, spoken, signed, understood, and misunderstood, in all its infinite glory. In this ingenious, lyrical exploration, Julie Sedivy draws on years of experience in the lab and a lifetime of linguistic love to bring the discoveries of linguistics home, to the place language itself lives: within the yearnings of the human heart and amid the complex social bonds that it makes possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinguaphile: A Life of Language Love\u003c\/i\u003e follows the path that language takes through a human life—from an infant’s first attempts at sense-making to the vulnerabilities and losses that accompany aging. As Sedivy shows, however, language and life are inextricable, and here she offers them together: a childish misunderstanding of her mother’s meaning reveals the difficulty of relating to other minds; frustration with “professional” communication styles exposes the labyrinth of standards that define success; the first signs of hearing loss lead to a meditation on society’s discomfort with physical and mental limitations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart memoir, part scientific exploration, and part cultural commentary, this book epitomizes the thrills of a life steeped in the aesthetic delights of language and the joys of its scientific scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julie Sedivy (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Farrar Straus \u0026amp; Giroux |  Hardback | With dust jacket |  2024-10-15","offer_id":45652366491903,"sku":"9780374601836","price":39.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a44a1cd5-1bfa-415b-b1b7-0ed201b2ca50.jpg?v=1717603257","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9780374601836","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}