{"product_id":"linguaphile-a-life-of-language-love-9780374601836","title":"Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Sedivy \u003c\/b\u003ehas taught linguistics and psychology at Brown University and the University of Calgary. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMemory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLanguage in Mind: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSold on Language: How Advertisers Talk to You and What This Says About You\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Calgary, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50874758627602,"sku":"9780374601836","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_def34c3e-b5ef-4afb-92ac-d0695c519751.jpg?v=1759831872","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/linguaphile-a-life-of-language-love-9780374601836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}