Dan Jurafsky: The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu

The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads the Menu


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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!

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Author: Dan Jurafsky
Number of Pages: 256 pages
Published Date: 20 Nov 2015
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780393351620
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