Winner Of The W.O. Mitchell City Of Calgary Book Prizea Celebration Of The Beauty And Mystery Of Language And How It Shapes Our Lives, Our Loves, And Our World.If 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.Linguaphile: A Life Of Language Love Follows The Path That Language Takes Through A Human LifeFrom An InfantS First Attempts At SenseMaking 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 MotherS 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 SocietyS Discomfort With Physical And Mental Limitations.Part 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.
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