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008			170303s2017 nyu 000 0 eng
010			_a 2017935940
020			_a9780316353052 _qhardcover
020			_a0316353051 _qhardcover
035			_a19539801
035			_a(OCoLC)967854605
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050	0	0	_aP107 _b.T36 2017
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100	1		_aTammet, Daniel, _d1979- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aEvery word is a bird we teach to sing : _bencounters with the mysteries and meanings of language / _cDaniel Tammet.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bLittle, Brown and Company, _cc2017.
300			_a262 p.; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aFinding my voice -- The language teacher -- You are what you say -- A poet savant -- Cuecueiuca -- A clockwork language -- The man who was Friday -- Icelandic names -- Dead man talking -- An Englishman at l'Académie Française -- OuLiPo -- Talking hands -- Translating faithfully -- A grammar of the telephone -- Conversational human.
520			_aIs vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. researchers ever produce true human-machine dialogue? In this mesmerizing collection of essays, Daniel Tammet answers these and many other questions about the intricacy and profound power of 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.
583			_aCataloging Notes: _c20251030 _kSTAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199
650		0	_aLanguage and languages.
650		0	_aLinguistics.
650		0	_aCommunication.
650		4	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General.
650		4	_aPHILOSOPHY / Language.
650		4	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays.
650		7	_aLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aPHILOSOPHY / Language. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aCommunication. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00869952
650		7	_aLanguage and languages. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00992154
650		7	_aLinguistics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00999202
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