{"product_id":"linguaphile","title":"Linguaphile","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eLinguaphile\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJulie Sedivy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781250397553\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePicador\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the W.O. Mitchell City of Calgary Book Prize \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Linguaphile | Julie Sedivy | Paperback | 9781250397553 | New | Memoir 1710839","offer_id":50834980241666,"sku":"1710839","price":34.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81qWdkOuC2L.jpg?v=1792645963","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/linguaphile","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}