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Category Archives: Language

The breadsticks meme

August 28, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

I’ve been reading about dinosaur ichnology so I’ve been seeing a lot of the word “meme” in its original sense: a behavior or pattern of behaviors that is transmitted socially among […]

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Art, Consumer Culture, Language

Taste, text, and everyday synaesthesia

July 22, 2015by Sara Davis 1 Comment

When I was reading The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky, I was gratified to see some discussion of the mild everyday synaesthesia that accompanies food-related language such as brand […]

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Aromas and Odors, Art, Language, Senses, Texture and mouthfeel, Visual appeal and presentation

What color is this cabbage?

February 28, 2015by Sara Davis 6 Comments

I would have been thoroughly confused by the whole #TheDress meme if I hadn’t been sitting on a couch next to someone who swore she saw a white and gold dress, although […]

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Language, Vegetable, Visual appeal and presentation

The Secret Language of Yelp Reviews

February 20, 2015by Sara Davis 4 Comments

I recently picked up The Language of Food by Dan Jurafsky, which turned out to be an entirely enjoyable, accessible collection of essays about food nouns and adjectives. A little more than half […]

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Class, Consumer Culture, Cultural connotations, Food in the City, Language, Reviews

More Obscure Food Words

December 11, 2013by Sara Davis 1 Comment

Like many bookish people, I have a real weakness for rare and obscure words, words with unusual etymologies, and words that were totally common and sensible in a different period […]

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Blog Notes, dictionaries, Language

Sound bites: Claude Levi-Strauss

October 7, 2013by Sara Davis 3 Comments

“Cooking is a language through which society unconsciously reveals its structure.” —Claude Lévi-Strauss In The Origin of Table Matters, Lévi-Strauss explains and elaborates on his use of a “culinary triangle” […]

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Cooking, Language, Sound Bites

Quick Hit: Pumpkin Spice the Movie

September 27, 2013by Sara Davis 1 Comment

This is too good not to share: a trailer for Pumpkin Spice the Movie, by Official Comedy (h/t The Hairpin). I loathe “Pumpkin Spice” products, for what it’s worth. I’m […]

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Consumer Culture, Holidays, Language, Trends

The Semiotics of Spam

August 18, 2013by Sara Davis 1 Comment

I’ve been thinking a lot about spam. This blog remains a fairly quiet corner of the internet where I can happily hold forth about food and books without feeling too […]

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Advertising, Blog Notes, Language, Non-food

The metaphors of mass consumerism

June 3, 2013by Sara Davis 3 Comments

Inequality by (interior) Design, a smart sociology blog you should be following if you aren’t already, included a shout-out to Janice Radway in a post describing the way books written […]

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Consumer Culture, Cultural connotations, Disgust, Language, Non-food, Poetry

One way of looking at “Foodies”

January 25, 2013by Sara Davis Leave a comment

Back when I managed book exhibits at scholarly conferences, I noted the frequency with which book-booth neighbors would pass the time by talking about good, sophisticated food options in a […]

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Class, Cultural connotations, Ethnicity, Food Distribution and Resources, Language, Reviews

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