![]() ![]() ![]() From the art of translation to the lyricism of sign language, these essays display the stunning range of Tammet's literary and polyglot talents.ĮVERY WORD IS A BIRD WE TEACH TO SING is now available in hardback, eBook and audiobook. ![]() 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. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Every Word Is a Bird We Teach to Sing : Encounters with the Mysteries and. 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 Blær 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. Is vocabulary destiny? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? Will A.I. A mind-expanding, deeply humane tour of language(s) - and those who speak, study, and invent them - by the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers. ![]()
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