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[meadowslark]

Introducing ‘Food Grammar,’ the Unspoken Rules of Every Cuisine

Yes, much like language, cuisine obeys grammatical rules that vary from country to country, and academics have documented and studied them. They dictate whether food is eaten sitting or standing; on the floor or at a table; with a fork or chopsticks or with fingers. Like sentence structure, explains Ken Albala, Professor of History at the University of the Pacific, a cuisine’s grammar can be reflected in the order in which it is served, and a grammar can dictate which foods can (or cannot) be paired, like cheese on fish, or barbecue sauce on ice cream.

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In other words, the linguistic and culinary habits of our own tribe or nation are not the habits of all tribes and nations. Yet all languages and cultures share a deep commonality, the social and convince traits that make us human. These facets - respect for our differences, and faith in our shared humanity - are the ingredients in the recipe for compassion. That's the final lesson of the language of food.

Dan Jurafsky. The Language of Food. Pg 189

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Negative Differentiation

"The existence of more tours of words, with more differentiated meanings, for describing negative opinions then positive ones occurs across many languages and for many kinds of words, and is called negative differentiation."

"This generalization that there are more different ways to be negative than to be positive was most famously stated by Leo Tolstoy at the beginning of Anna Karenina: "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.""

Dan Jurafsky, The Language of Food. Pg 96

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That's another beautiful myth about America, and maybe this is finally one that we can believe: that we've created something truly extraordinary in our stone-soup mestizo America by throwing into the pot, each of us, ingredients from the beautiful traditions our grandmothers and grandfathers passed down to us.

Dan Jurafsky, The Language of Food. Pg 91

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I’d like to think that the lesson here is that we are all immigrants, that no culture is an island, that beauty is created at the confusing and painful boundaries between cultures and peoples and religions. I guess we can only look forward to the day when the battles we fight are about nothing more significant than where we go for ceviche.

Dan Jurafsky, The Language of Food. Pg 48.

[shinseungkeon]

음식의 언어

요즘은 어디를 가더라도 음식에 관한 이야기가 넘쳐난다. 대표적인 것이 블로그다. 음식은 블로그의 가장 인기 주제 가운데 하나다. 미슐랭Michelin Guide 별점이 매겨진 고급 식당 방문기부터 편의점 간편식 시식기에 이르기까지 다양한 먹거리에 관련된 이야기들이 블로그에서 다루어진다.

그런가 하면, TV 방송에서는 음식을 다루는 프로그램을 경쟁적으로 내보내고 있다. 몇몇 출연자들이 나와서 준비된 음식에 대해서 시식평을 하거나, 유명 식당을 평가하며 이야기를 나눈다. 출연자들은 화면에 비친 음식과 시식 모습을 보며, 혹시라도 카메라에 잡힐까봐 시종일관 과장된 표정을 지으며 반응한다. 요리를 잘한다는 이유 하나로 연예인을 뛰어넘는 인기를 얻은 이들도 드물지 않다.

왜 최근 들어서 유독 음식 이야기가 많아진…

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[allthingslinguistic]

Lecture by Dan Jurafsky from Lingstitute last week about "Extracting social meaning from language: The computational linguistics of food, innovation, and community." Note that the introduction, while an interesting explanation of what the Fillmore Lectureship consists of, is rather long, so if you want to skip it, start watching at minute 21. 

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This week, we investigate the language of food with linguist Dan Jurafsky. From voluptuous to sinful, the words we choose tell a great deal about the food, the restaurant, or the history of the recipe. We’ll be tasting grapefruit juice, and we’ll learn the difference between Burgundy and Bordeaux with expert Stephen Meuse. Then we’ll head into the test kitchen to learn how to make the best chicken stew. And of course, we’ll be taking your calls to answer all of your cooking questions.