Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic
Title | Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic PDF eBook |
Author | K. Stollznow |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2014-09-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137404868 |
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.
Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic
Title | Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic PDF eBook |
Author | K. Stollznow |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 269 |
Release | 2014-09-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1137404868 |
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.
Language Myths
Title | Language Myths PDF eBook |
Author | Laurie Bauer |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 1998-11-26 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0141939109 |
A unique collection of original essays by 21 of the world's leading linguists. The topics discussed focus on some of the most popular myths about language: The Media Are Ruining English; Children Can't Speak or Write Properly Anymore; America is Ruining the English Language. The tone is lively and entertaining throughout and there are cartoons from Doonesbury andThe Wizard of Id to illustrate some of the points. The book should have a wide readership not only amongst students who want to read leading linguists writing about popular misconceptions but also amongst the large number of people who enjoy reading about language in general.
Tales of Mystery and Magic
Title | Tales of Mystery and Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh Lupton |
Publisher | Barefoot Books |
Total Pages | 68 |
Release | 2019-09-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1782855564 |
Introducing a bewitching world of mystery and magic, this collection of stories includes tales of singing elves with magical feet, skeletons that move of their own accord and a heroic blackbird who outwits a powerful king. Includes storytime audiobook read by the author.
The Exorcist Effect
Title | The Exorcist Effect PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph P. Laycock |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 313 |
Release | 2023-11-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0197635393 |
The Exorcist Effect examines the relationship between horror films and religious culture, focusing on the period from 1968 to the present. Films like Rosemary's Baby (1968), The Exorcist (1973), and The Omen (1976) claimed to be based on actual events, religious traditions, and Biblical texts. These films inspired subsequent beliefs and experiences, which became the basis for yet more horror films. This book draws on archival research to shed new light on such figures as Ed and Lorraine Warren and Malachi Martin, who inserted themselves into this cycle. It also incorporates interviews with horror authors, film writers, and paranormal investigators.
Myth, Magic and Mystery
Title | Myth, Magic and Mystery PDF eBook |
Author | Trinkett Clark |
Publisher | Roberts Rinehart Pub. |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
A collection of works of well-known children's book illustrators such as N.C. Wyeth, Chris Van Allsburg, Maurice Sendak, Dr. Seuss, Edward Gorey, Tomi Ungerer, and others
Rhyme over Reason
Title | Rhyme over Reason PDF eBook |
Author | RĂ©ka Benczes |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 2019-01-31 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1108651291 |
We are fascinated by what words sound like. This fascination also drives us to search for meaning in sound - thereby contradicting the principle of the arbitrariness of the linguistic sign. Phonesthemes, onomatopoeia or rhyming compounds all share the property of carrying meaning by virtue of what they sound like, simply because language users establish an association between form and meaning. By drawing on a wide array of examples, ranging from conventionalized words and expressions to brand names and slogans, this book offers a comprehensive account of the role that sound symbolism and rhyme/alliteration plays in English, and by doing so, advocates a more relaxed view of the category 'morpheme' that is able to incorporate less regular word-formation processes.