ISBN:
9781137404862
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (278 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic
DDC:
401
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Sprachgebrauch
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Magie
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Beschwörung
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Jenseits
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Besessenheit
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Sprachstörung
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Weissagung
Abstract:
〈p 〉Can a bump on the head cause someone to speak with a different accent? Can animals, aliens, and objects talk? Can we communicate with gods, demons, and the dead?〈span style=""font-style:italic;"" 〉 Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic〈/span〉 is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Magical Language; 1 Curses, Charms, and Taboos; 2 Divination; 3 Prediction; 4 Prayer; 5 Chain Letters; Part II: Possessed Language; 6 Foreign Accent Syndrome; 7 Xenoglossia; 8 Speaking in Tongues; 9 Mediums and Channelers; 10 Spirit Writing; Part III: Hidden Language; 11 Voices of the Dead; 12 Backmasking; 13 Reverse Speech; 14 The Bible Code; 15 Secret Symbols; Part IV: Non-human Language; 16 Talking Animals; 17 Pet Psychics and Psychic Pets; 18 Monster Language; 19 Alien Language; 20 Talking Objects; Part V: Therapeutic Language
Description / Table of Contents:
21 Graphology22 Speech and Sound Therapies; 23 Neurolinguistic Programming; 24 Hypnosis; 25 Body Language; Conclusions; Index
