Julie Sedivy

“At once an eloquent memoir, a wide-ranging commentary on cultural diversity, and an expert distillation of the research on language learning, loss, and recovery.” -The Economist “Insightful and informative. Sedivy examines what happens to memory, dreams, and even the sense of self when you enter another language.” -Eva Hoffman, author of Lost in Translation “Engagingly describes the disorienting and sometimes...

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 the field home, to the place where language itself lives:...