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. 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. From the art of translation to the lyricism of sign language, these essays display the stunning range of Tammet's literary and polyglot talents.īuy Every Word is a Bird We Teach to Sing by Daniel Tammet from Australia's Online Independent Bookstore, BooksDirect.'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. He chats with chatbots contrives an 'e'-less essay on lipograms studies the grammar of the telephone contemplates the significance of disappearing dialects and corresponds with native Esperanto speakers - in their mother tongue.Ī joyous romp through the world of words, letters, stories, and meanings, EVERY WORD IS A BIRD WE TEACH TO SING explores the way communication shapes reality. In EVERY WORD IS A BIRD WE TEACH TO SING, Tammet goes back in time to explore the numeric language of his autistic childhood in Iceland, he learns why the name Bl r became a court case in Canada, he meets one of the world's most accomplished lip readers. 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.
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