Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic [electronic resource] /
Stollznow, K.author.
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? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language.
Description based upon print version of record.
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
21 Graphology22 Speech and Sound Therapies; 23 Neurolinguistic Programming; 24 Hypnosis; 25 Body Language; Conclusions; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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? Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic is a curio shop full of colourful superstitions, folklore, and legends about language.
Sociology.
Religion.
Sociolinguistics.
Linguistics.
Sociology, general.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociolinguistics.
Linguistics, general.