Linguaphile

a life of language love

Linguaphile

a life of language love
Julie Sedivy
Book - 2024

A celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sedivy, Julie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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520 |a "Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love 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. Part memoir, part scientific exploration, and part cultural commentary, this book celebrates the thrills of a life steeped in the aesthetic delights of language and the joys of its scientific scrutiny." --  |c Adapted from publisher's description. 
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