{"product_id":"linguaphile-by-julie-sedivy-9780374601836","title":"Linguaphile","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA celebration of the beauty and mystery of language and how it shapes our lives, our loves, and our world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLinguaphile: A Life of Language Love\u003c\/em\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part scientific exploration, and part cultural commentary, this book epitomises the thrills of a life steeped in the aesthetic delights of language and the joys of its scientific scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242883068140,"sku":"9780374601836","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780374601836-linguaphile-1.jpg?v=1787977535","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/linguaphile-by-julie-sedivy-9780374601836","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}