English Linguistics

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.

Dartmoor. A wild, wet place in the south-west of England. A place where it is easy to get lost, and to fall into the soft green earth which can pull the strongest man down to his death. A man is running for his life. Behind him comes an enormous dog - a dog from his worst dreams, a dog from hell. Between him and a terrible death stands only one person - the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes.

An eye-opening guide on how we talk and write to one another, Word Wise explores 400+ of the most common cases of word trash (filler words, hyperbole, and abstractions) and word power (verbs of action, ear candy, onomatopoeia). Examining social media, the language of Donald Trump, AI language research, and heard-on-the-street lingo, communication expert Will Jelbert offers simple and concrete recommendations for improving your own vernacular. With wit, practical applications, and a small dose of grammar, Word Wise will help you communicate more effectively at home, at work, and online.

Dive into a groundbreaking exploration of the fusion between artificial intelligence and the age-old human pursuit of language learning. This book chronicles the transformative potential of tools like ChatGPT in reshaping how we approach languages. Beyond the technology, it delves into the human aspect—the learners, educators, and the broader society impacted by this digital revolution.

Secrets of subliminal psychology hide powerful ways to influence other people’s psyches. Subliminal psychology has everyday uses, and learning those secrets can help you enhance relations with people around you. You can learn to bring out the best of you and become more persuasive and likable. Analyzing human behavior isn’t difficult at all. With tips and tricks contained in this amazing audiobook, you can always be one step ahead of everyone around you.

The simple, yet powerful techniques to help you use your mind to its full potential, and finally witness a real change in your behavior.

Self-control is the secret to controlling others! Master the art of NLP and learn ultimate manipulation techniques. It would be amazing to make people do whatever you want, right? If you’re equipped with the right set of skills, it becomes a piece of cake! Secrets of subliminal psychology hide powerful ways to influence other people’s psyche. Subliminal psychology has everyday uses, and learning those secrets can help you enhance relations with people around you. You can learn to bring out the best of you and become more persuasive and likable.

There is no secret that the mind is extremely powerful. It controls everything we do. It controls the way we act and those actions govern how we perceive our environment and the way we are perceived. This bundle covers the following topics: NLP - Neuro-Linguistic Programming; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Emotional Intelligence; Social Skills; and more.

What are some of the benefits of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)? How can you use these techniques in your life? How can you life a happier, more successful life? These questions are the center of this brief, comprehensive guide. You will learn about having self-compassion, how to alter the perception of your sense, reframing your mind, how to choose the stories you tell yourself, timeline treatment, visual squash, value rules, and more interesting ideas that relate to NLP.

Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) is a technique that many have used to change their lives. It has helped people enforce their positive beliefs and use affirmations to move forward and achieve better results. Today, you can learn more about what kinds of techniques NLP uses. We will talk about how to amplify good feelings, liquify bad memories, change perceptions, cure phobias, and become more positive in a general sense.

For many people, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) is synonymous with modeling behavior. The theory is if you can reverse-engineer expert performance, you can achieve anything. This practical book introduces you to NLP-style modeling so that you can quickly apply it to a wide range of performance tasks ranging from sports, musical performance, learning, and to a wide range of business applications.

This thought-provoking narrative unfolds as a hypnotherapist, dual-trained in brain research, reflects on the mesmerizing interplay between the mind and experiences during an illuminating trip to France. Fueled by cutting-edge neuroscience research, the book dismantles misconceptions surrounding hypnotherapy and other unconsciously oriented techniques, revealing their natural and profound ability to instigate structural brain changes.

In the same engaging style and dry humor that makes the Podictionary podcast popular, Hodgson traces the development of our language using easily recognizable milestones such as Beowulf, William the Conqueror, Chaucer, and Shakespeare, with a minimum of dates and dry facts.

A collection of short stories from such favorites as Wilkie Collins, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rudyard Kipling are joined by others written anonymously in this anthology which will have you scratching your head and listening just a bit longer to discover the key to the mysteries.

Moral Articulation outlines an ethical framework that allows us to embrace a version of the latter, transformative view without sacrificing notions of moral truth, objectivity, and knowledge. The book presents a view of moral meaningfulness as extending beyond what we can presently put into words, urging that expansions in our moral vocabularies often begin in dissonant experiences of conceptual and linguistic limits.

Jude Fawley, the stonemason excluded not by his wits but by poverty from the world of Christminster privilege, finds fulfilment in his relationship with Sue Bridehead. Both have left earlier marriages. Ironically, when tragedy tests their union it is Sue, the modern emancipated woman, who proves unequal to the challenge. Hardy’s fearless exploration of sexual and social relationships and his prophetic critique of marriage scandalised the late Victorian establishment and marked the end of his career as a novelist. Part of a series of vintage recordings taken from the Penguin Archives.

Learn the science behind mind manipulation and persuasion to use it to change your life for the better! NLP is both the study and technique of rewiring your brain. If you're looking for a sign that will nudge you to start losing weight, go back to school, or even setting up a business, you need to change your mindset and perspective of how you view certain things in your life. And this audiobook about neuro-linguistic programming will tell you all about it.

Practitioners of neurolinguistic programming are able to apply various techniques to solve problems such as phobias, depression, habitual disorders, learning disorders and many more. So using the NLP Technique, you can take control of your mind, influence others, and improve many aspects of your life. There are many uses of NLP, some are therapeutic; others have been modified for use outside of psychotherapy, such as interpersonal skills, motivation, management training, sales and sports performance.

Each individual has established their own unique mental filtering system for processing the millions of bits of data being absorbed through the senses. Our first mental map of the world is constituted of internal images, sounds, tactile awareness, internal sensations, tastes, and smells that form as result of the neurological filtering process. The first mental map is called "first access" in NLP.

The world of works needs linguists. Linguists possess a unique set of analytical skills that are applicable in any professional context. In this book, along with developmental activities to help you use the tools and skills you already possess to navigate your career next steps, author Anna Marie Trester shares stories of professional linguists to help answer the perennial question, "Linguistics? What can you do with that?"