Bibliograph

The language of food, a linguist reads the menu, Dan Jurafsky

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The language of food, a linguist reads the menu, Dan Jurafsky

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-227) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The language of food

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

869437848

Responsibility statement

Dan Jurafsky

Sub title

a linguist reads the menu

Table Of Contents

How to read a menu -- Entrée -- From sikbāj to fish and chips -- Ketchup, cocktails, and pirates -- A toast to toast -- Who are you calling a turkey? -- Sex, drugs, and sushi rolls -- Potato chips and the nature of the self -- Salad, salsa, and the flour of chivalry -- Macaroon, macaron, macaroni -- Sherbet, fireworks, and mint juleps -- Does this name make me sound fat? : why ice cream and crackers have different names -- Why the Chinese don't have dessert

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