THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD by Dan Jurafsky ( 9780393240832 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD
A LINGUIST READS THE MENU

By:

Dan Jurafsky

Format:

Hardback

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£20.99

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£17.84

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£3.15

ISBN 10:

0393240835

ISBN 13:

9780393240832

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Publisher:

WW NORTON & CO

Pub. date:

15 September, 2014

Pages:

272

Description:

Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.

Synopsis:

Ketchup began as a fermented fish sauce from China's Fujian province: ke for fermented fish, tchup for sauce. The British were the first to add tomatoes to their anchovy "catsup" in 1817. A century later, Heinz changed the spelling again-and added sugar. In The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky opens a panoramic window onto everything from the modern descendants of ancient recipes to the hidden persuasion in restaurant reviews. Combining history with linguistic analysis, Jurafsky uncovers a global atlas of premodern culinary influence: why we toast to good health at dinner and eat toast for breakfast and why the Chinese don't have a word for "dessert". Engaging and eclectic, Jurafsky's study reveals how everything from medieval meal order to modern menu design informs the way we drink and dine today. Tuck in!

Illustrations:

30 illustrations

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Imprint:

WW Norton & Co

Prizes:

Short-listed for James Beard Foundation Book Awards (Writing on Food) 2015

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Returnable

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