Language Linguistics

En su audiolibro SECRETOS DE EXPERTOS: LENGUAJE CORPORAL, autor Maxwell Jensen le enseñará pasos prácticos para pulir su lenguaje corporal, así como analizar las señales físicas de otras personas, para mejorar su comunicación, influencia, negociación y habilidades de persuasión.

In recent years the function of language, narrative and text in psychic life has taken on increasing significance in depth psychology. The Alchemy of Discourse examines language in relation to psychic formation, beginning with the role played by images and words in the onset of subjectivity. Through a careful examination of Jung’s early word association experiments coupled with recent developments in Lacanian psychoanalysis, Dr. Kugler offers a re-conceptualization of the origin and function of the Jungian divided subject (ego/self). For those just beginning to explore the role of ...

A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use—even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean—with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

The story of how English became American—and how it became Southern, Bostonian, Californian, African American, Chicano, elite, working-class, urban, rural, and everything in between.

Being able to make small talk can make a huge difference when it comes to that promotion you want. Healthy self-expression and straightforward communication can save your romantic relationships. There’s not one aspect of life that can’t be improved with better communication skills. The same goes for critical thinking.

Part of the project Immortal Grammar Series of classic literature, this is a new edition of the classic work published in 1837—not a facsimile reprint. Obvious typographical errors have been carefully corrected and the entire text has been reset and redesigned to enhance readability. The eBook edition was designed in an elegant style and set to take full advantage of the readers' features.

Con esta guía nos adentraremos en la exploración del lenguaje corporal, la PNL y la comunicación no sólo para entender a las personas, sino también para conectar con ellas. Al fin y al cabo, ¿por qué tenemos la necesidad de interpretar y entender lo que la gente dice y hace? Porque queremos conectar con ellas, crear relaciones y formar parte de una comunidad.

What’s so powerful about a four-letter word? Why We Swear is JD Arden’s bold, witty, and honest look at the forbidden language we all use. From ancient curses to online flame wars, Arden traces the roots and uses of profanity—revealing what our worst words say about who we are.

Dark psychology studies the parts of ourselves that none of us wants to recognize. Dark psychology tactics are used by people around us every day to manipulate, coerce, and influence us to get what they want. The ability to make others do things as you say and accepting your terms without questioning you, is one of the most valuable skills you'll ever develop. This bundle opens the doors to the most well-kept secrets of our brain and way of thinking.

Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face, and when I looked down, I saw a very small human being, only 15 centimetres tall . . . I was so surprised that I gave a great shout. ’But that is only the first of many surprises which Gulliver has on his travels. He visits a land of giants and a flying island, meets ghosts from the past and horses which talk. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Jonathan Swift original by Clare West.

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Are you looking for a new way to understand people? Do you want to know how to read people like a book and get what you want from them? Dark psychology is a fascinating topic that can help you do just that. It’s the study of human behavior and the techniques used to influence, control, and manipulate people. This audiobook will teach you everything from covert NLP mind control techniques, hypnosis, speed reading, and more! It’s more than just an amazing listen. It’s an incredible experience that you can have every day of your life.

In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong'o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of work on language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity. Intricate, nuanced and accessible, it reaffirms the revolutionary power of African languages to fight back against both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.

Do you find Italian grammar hard to digest and boring? You’re not alone. Did you know that grammar is the number one obstacle most new students struggle with, when learning Italian? Italian grammar is the complete opposite to English, and the hardest part is trying to adapt. This audiobook is designed to make Italian grammar easier to digest than baby food. No boring linguistic jargon that you will hardly ever use, or overly complex explanations. Instead a shortcut way to learning grammar that you wish teachers taught you.

Could the first words spoken by Homo sapiens have been ‘hey, hold the baby!’? Madeleine Beekman, a visionary evolutionary biologist walks readers along a path through deep time that our forebears trod toward creating human language, populating the planet, and understanding the universe. Human accomplishments, all rooted in language, didn't come from supposedly male dominated activities like hunting or making war, their origin lies in a culture of caring, of looking after the weakest among us, our relatively helpless children.

In this unique new history of the world's most ubiquitous language, linguistics expert David Crystal draws on words that best illustrate the huge variety of sources, influences and events that have helped to shape our vernacular since the first definitively English word was written down in the fifth century.

Scarlet is the colour of sin, and the letter ’A’ stands for ’Adultery’. In the 1600s, in Boston, Massachusetts, love was allowed only between a husband and a wife. A child born outside marriage was a child of sin. Hester Prynne must wear the scarlet letter on her dress for the rest of her life. How can she ever escape from this public shame? What will happen to her child, growing up in the shadow of the scarlet letter? The future holds no joy for Hester Prynne.

Kingsley Amis' authoritative and witty guide to the use and abuse of the English language. A scourge of illiteracy and a thorn in the side of pretension, Amis provides indispensable advice about the linguistic blunders and barbarities that lie in wait for us, from danglers, four-letter words to jargon and even Welsh rarebit. By turns reflective, acerbic and provocative, The King's English is for anyone who cares about how the English language is used.

In this book, you'll discover how you can be a master of manipulation to help you get what you want out of life. You will learn about the three steps of manipulation, including analysis, manipulation, and persuasion. Learn the secrets of using and resisting dark psychology.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming, or NLP, is the study of the mind and how it processes information. It’s a powerful set of techniques that can help you understand yourself and others better.