The language of food : a linguist reads the menu / Dan Jurafsky.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: First editionDescription: 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0393240835
- 9780393240832
- 641.32009 23
- TX353 .J78 2014
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.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 641.32009 JUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A527295B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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