Jurafsky, Dan,  1962- <br/><br/>
The language of food :  a linguist reads the menu / 
Dan Jurafsky. 
 - First edition. 
 - 246 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0393240835 9780393240832 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014020202 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food--History.<br/>Food--Terms and phrases<br/>Food habits--History<br/>English language--Etymology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TX353  / .J78 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>641.32009