Language Myths Mysteries and Magic

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Language Myths Mysteries and Magic

Author	: K. Stollznow
File Size	: 46,5 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 05 September 2014
ISBN	: 9781137404862
Pages	: 369 pages

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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 by K. Stollznow

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