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.
发表于2025-02-24
The Language of Food 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书
评分7.8/10 还记得是去年十一月初在muji吃饭看到了台湾版,非常感兴趣,于是顺其自然地就在双十一购入了,但它排到的档期还是比较迟的,基于新年消耗主义作祟还是决定不能囤货,要刷完本书,豆瓣上本书的英文原版→台版→大陆版评分简直是阶梯式下降,但是基于对斯坦福语言学+...
评分评分7.8/10 还记得是去年十一月初在muji吃饭看到了台湾版,非常感兴趣,于是顺其自然地就在双十一购入了,但它排到的档期还是比较迟的,基于新年消耗主义作祟还是决定不能囤货,要刷完本书,豆瓣上本书的英文原版→台版→大陆版评分简直是阶梯式下降,但是基于对斯坦福语言学+...
评分传言Emily Dickinson喜欢吃Coconut Cake,她的诗”The Things That Can Never Come Back, Are Several”最早就写在一张coconut cake recipe的背面。 又有传言说”ketchup”来自于粤语里面的”茄汁”,这个传言为假,但距离也不远了。 前阵终于把《厨房里的...
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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.
結構有些鬆散,但最後多少圓回來了。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)
评分近几年读书越来越功利,经常不觉得阅读是享受了。读本食物与语言学的书,不仅因为好玩,也想收集些社交的谈资,导致觉得正确的阅读姿势是正襟危坐书桌前、下划线、OneNote,结果就是拖了好久才开始读。作者在前言里说他祖母最爱一本名著,因为不喜欢里面的一个角色,读一章跳一章,也是一种读书方法。看得我莞尔。然后毫无心理压力的只读了菜谱词汇与定价,main course,和中国没有甜点那三章。回到初衷,完全没有记笔记,但是真的蛮好玩
评分超有意思哪。虽然对于统计方法比较感兴趣,但是里面没有提哦。
评分很喜欢!Bedtime reading系列,可以和同为linguist的厨友切磋。白天读Jurafsky & Martin,夜里还读Jurafsky,不亦乐乎 :D
评分学术性和趣味性相当平衡的一本书,一口气看完了以后觉得挺涨姿势的,而且想去看论文里具体怎么操作的。。。如果时光倒流到高考填志愿,教练我想学computational linguistics(那时恐怕并没有这个专业
The Language of Food 2025 pdf epub mobi 电子书