- EAN13
- 9781848946880
- Éditeur
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Date de publication
- 24/08/2017
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing
Encounters with the Mysteries & Meanings of Language
Daniel Tammet
Hodder and Stoughton
Livre numérique
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'Full of charm and fascination' The Bookseller
'Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings'
Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck Club
'A generous book and a beguiling read' Rebecca Gowers
* * * * * *
From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a
delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us
about ourselves and our lives.
Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' to
the Nahua people of Mexico? And if we are what we eat, are we also what we
say? These are just some of the questions Daniel Tammet answers in Every Word
is a Bird We Teach to Sing, a mesmerising new collection of essays
investigating the intricacies and profound power of human language.
Tammet goes back in time to explore the numeric language of his autistic
childhood; he looks at the music and patterns that words make, and how
languages evolve and are translated. He meets one of the world's most
accomplished lip readers in Canada, learns how endangered languages like Manx
are being revived and corresponds with native speakers of Esperanto in their
mother tongue. He studies the grammar of the telephone, contemplates the
significance of disappearing dialects, and also asks: will chatbots ever
manage to convince us that they are human?
From the art of translation to the lyricism of sign language, Every Word is a
Bird We Teach to Sing is a fascinating journey through the world of words,
letters, stories and meanings, and an extraordinary testament to the stunning
range of Tammet's literary and polyglot talents.
'Would dazzle any storyteller in love with words and their deepest meanings'
Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck Club
'A generous book and a beguiling read' Rebecca Gowers
* * * * * *
From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a
delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us
about ourselves and our lives.
Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' to
the Nahua people of Mexico? And if we are what we eat, are we also what we
say? These are just some of the questions Daniel Tammet answers in Every Word
is a Bird We Teach to Sing, a mesmerising new collection of essays
investigating the intricacies and profound power of human language.
Tammet goes back in time to explore the numeric language of his autistic
childhood; he looks at the music and patterns that words make, and how
languages evolve and are translated. He meets one of the world's most
accomplished lip readers in Canada, learns how endangered languages like Manx
are being revived and corresponds with native speakers of Esperanto in their
mother tongue. He studies the grammar of the telephone, contemplates the
significance of disappearing dialects, and also asks: will chatbots ever
manage to convince us that they are human?
From the art of translation to the lyricism of sign language, Every Word is a
Bird We Teach to Sing is a fascinating journey through the world of words,
letters, stories and meanings, and an extraordinary testament to the stunning
range of Tammet's literary and polyglot talents.
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