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Language myths, mysteries and magic

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Bibliographische Angaben
Autor:in: Stollznow, Karen, 1976- (VerfasserIn)
Sprache: Englisch
Veröffentlicht:Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (278 pages)
Gedruckte Ausgabe:Erscheint auch als: Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic
ISBN:9781137404862
1137404868
9781137404848
1137404841
Schlagwörter:
Sprachgebrauch
Magie
Beschwörung
Jenseits
Besessenheit
Sprachstörung
Weissagung
Electronic books
Basisklassifikation:

17.28 Ethnolinguistik

18.00 Einzelne Sprachen und Literaturen allgemein

Mehr zum Titel: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
Zusammenfassung:<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