圖書標籤: 語言學 飲食 美食 文化 曆史 linguistics 食 語言類
发表于2024-05-19
The Language of Food pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
Stanford University linguist and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky dives into the hidden history of food.
Why do we eat toast for breakfast, and then toast to good health at dinner? What does the turkey we eat on Thanksgiving have to do with the country on the eastern Mediterranean? Can you figure out how much your dinner will cost by counting the words on the menu?
In The Language of Food, Stanford University professor and MacArthur Fellow Dan Jurafsky peels away the mysteries from the foods we think we know. Thirteen chapters evoke the joy and discovery of reading a menu dotted with the sharp-eyed annotations of a linguist.
Jurafsky points out the subtle meanings hidden in filler words like "rich" and "crispy," zeroes in on the metaphors and storytelling tropes we rely on in restaurant reviews, and charts a microuniverse of marketing language on the back of a bag of potato chips.
The fascinating journey through The Language of Food uncovers a global atlas of culinary influences. With Jurafsky's insight, words like ketchup, macaron, and even salad become living fossils that contain the patterns of early global exploration that predate our modern fusion-filled world.
From ancient recipes preserved in Sumerian song lyrics to colonial shipping routes that first connected East and West, Jurafsky paints a vibrant portrait of how our foods developed. A surprising history of culinary exchange—a sharing of ideas and culture as much as ingredients and flavors—lies just beneath the surface of our daily snacks, soups, and suppers.
Engaging and informed, Jurafsky's unique study illuminates an extraordinary network of language, history, and food. The menu is yours to enjoy.
Dan Jurafsky, a recipient of a MacArthur "Genius Grant," is professor and chair of linguistics and professor of computer science at Stanford University. He and his wife live in San Francisco.
身邊常見食物的曆史其實並不如想象的長久,即便歸根溯源來自一處。思路類似茶、煙草、巧剋力——食品即商品,商品即流通。
評分超有趣的一本書!語言學傢+吃貨這種組閤簡直不能再贊!ketchup跟我大天朝有啥關係,土耳其為毛叫Turkey,以及用計算語言學辦法分析菜單、餐廳評價和廣告,順帶還能揭示人類認知心理(比如所謂的Pollyanna effect),語言學怪咖果真注孤生…
評分結構有些鬆散,但最後多少圓迴來瞭。作者很可愛的,是給資深吃貨的休閒讀物,同時也能帶來學術思考。(不過最後一篇中國沒有dessert這個argument不是很能讓人信服)
評分ASU Noble
評分學術性和趣味性相當平衡的一本書,一口氣看完瞭以後覺得挺漲姿勢的,而且想去看論文裏具體怎麼操作的。。。如果時光倒流到高考填誌願,教練我想學computational linguistics(那時恐怕並沒有這個專業
對語言、歷史和食物有興趣 又有機會在食物的民族大鎔爐中探索 造就這本精彩的研究 說是研究是因為其中有不少數據及語言流變的資訊 多少需要一些閱讀能力(譯者很用心地保留了各語言alphabet的原文 不過每一個篇章都有相當有趣的東西 而且在這個食物流通便捷的世界那些東西也都不...
評分 評分The Language of Food pdf epub mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024