{"product_id":"linguaphile-a-life-of-language-love","title":"Linguaphile: A Life of Language Love","description":"Winner of the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize\n\nA celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.\n\nIf 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.\n\nLinguaphile: 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.\n\nPart 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\u003eASIN: 0374601836\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0374601836.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sedivy, Julie\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41516063064122,"sku":"DBV.0374601836.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0374601836-0.jpg?v=1783715346","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/linguaphile-a-life-of-language-love","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}