The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

What is ‘speaking in tongues’?

The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition - E.M. Rickerson

Walt Wolfram

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‘Speaking in tongues’, or, more technically, ‘glossolalia’, is not an uncommon linguistic phenomenon. Glossolalia has been documented in Christianity as well as other religions and in some non-religious practices.

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Wolfram, Walt. What is ‘speaking in tongues’?. The Five-Minute Linguist - Bite-sized Essays on Language and Languages Second Edition. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 106-109 Apr 2012. ISBN 9781908049490. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=20759. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.20759. Apr 2012

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