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Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language | Katie Haegele

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Drawing from personal experiences to explore a wide range of topics in linguistics, this clever memoir looks at the ways people use language to communicate, to make art, and simply to survive. It begins with descriptions of the rich linguistic history of the author's family, her evolution as a feminist and an artist, and the influence of her lively hometown of Philadelphia. Personal and conversational, the book connects history to the present with research, interviews, and musings on digital technology and the contemporary state of the English language. Taking a traditionally niche subject outside of academia, this meditation on language examines its subjects with both intellectual vigor and tremendous heart.

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Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language | Katie Haegele

I've posted this before because SidneeTheIntern did a review of it in the spring, but I was skimming it today for info and got caught by this perfect, perfectly described sensation. (Except that 'yearning' is not the feeling I get when I hear an ex's voice, it's abject terror.)

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Slip of the Tongue: Talking About Language | Katie Haegele

"You most likely weren't born the thing people have told you you are; in fact, you might not be that thing at all."

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