This comprehensive, easy-to-use guide fulfills a long-standing need for a basic reference book for the science of handwriting analysis. The Dictionary has two main sections. In the first, twenty or more of the most interesting and revealing variations of every letter of the alphabet, both capital or lower case, are illustrated, described, and interpreted. In the second, basic personality traits are related to specific movements in handwriting. The authors also discuss the principles and uses of graphology and provide a comprehensive glossary of terms.

Handwriting is Brain-writing It is the brain expressing itself by hand. Every person's handwriting has a combination of hundreds of different symbols and strokes that mirror the writer's emotions, desires, conflicts, and personality. Each individual's handwriting is unique; a function of genetic inheritance and psychological and biological development. Handwriting is as unique as fingerprints. As writing reflects the writer's inner nature and responses to the environment, it is a recommended tool to evaluate the potential traits in the writer's personality. Graphology Dictionary (Classic Edition) is a collection of personality traits that serve as a reference guide for those analysing handwriting, signatures and doodles.

If you find yourself called on to judge people on a regular basis, you need all the tools at your disposal to do your job right. Handwriting psychology offers one practical method for helping you learn what you need to learn about your subject quickly. Whether you are a teacher, psychologist or manager, you can benefit from the guidance of Dr. Helmut Ploog, a handwriting expert. Learn what the size and width of handwriting can reveal about a person, as well as what more muted features—such as slant, spacing, and direction of lines—can make clear. Written in plain English, this guidebook presents pithy explanations of handwriting movements, which may be angular or round, long or short, heavy or light, high or deep below the base line. It also offers analyses of the handwriting of many well-known people, including Charles Darwin, Anne Frank, Paul Getty, Allen Ginsberg, Ernest Hemingway, Frida Kahlo, Somerset Maugham, Pablo Picasso, Pope Benedict, Vladimir Putin, Maurice Ravel, Carl Rogers, and Susan Sontag. Handwriting Psychology should never be used by itself to judge someone, but it can serve as an essential tool to make and confirm observations that could change your life, your career, and your approach to life.

Shows how to analyze handwriting traits, including slant, spacing, baseline, and connecting strokes, and discusses practical uses.

Reviews of the first edition: '...a work of high seriousness...manna from rhetorical heaven for students and researchers with a lot of hard graft ahead of them... '(English Today) '...an impressive single-author reference work... '(English) '...Not only is this volume indispensible for anyone, students or academics, working in any field related to stylistics, it is, like all the best dictionaries, a very good read...' (Le Lingue del Mondo) Over the past ten years there have been striking advances in stylistics. These have given rise to new terms and to revised thinking of concepts and re-definitions of terms. A Dictionary of Stylistics, 2nd Edition contains over 600 alphabeticlly listed entries: fully revised since the first and second editions, it contains many new entries. Drawing material from stylistics and a range of related disciplines such as sociolinguistics, cognitive linguistics and traditional rhetoric, the revised Third Edition provides a valuable reference work for students and teachers of stylistics, as well as critical discourse analysis and literary criticism. At the same time it provides a general picture of the nature, insights and methodologies of stylistics. As well as explaining terminology clearly and concisely, this edition contains a subject index for further ease of use. With numerous quotations; explanations for many basic terms from grammar and rhetoric; and a comprehensive bibliography, this is a unique reference work and handbook for stylistic and textual analysis. Students and teachers at secondary and tertiary levels of English language and literature or English as a foreign or second language, and of linguistics, will find it an invaluable source of information. Katie Wales is Professor of Modern English Language, University of Leeds and Dean of Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Arts.

David Crystal's A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics has long been the standard single-volume reference for its field. Now available in its sixth edition, it has been revised and updated to reflect the latest terms in the field. Includes in excess of 5,100 terms, grouped into over 3,000 entries Coverage reflects recommendations by a team of experts in phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics, making it exceptionally comprehensive Incorporates new ideas stemming from the minimalist program Contains a separate table of abbreviations and table of symbols, along with an updated International Phonetic Alphabet Updates entries to reflect the way established terms are now perceived in light of changes in the field, providing a unique insight into the historical development of linguistics Remains the standard single-volume reference for the field of linguistics and phonetics.

Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory) * the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals * the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use. It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work. This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography.

No ordinary dictionary, David Crystal's Dictionary of Language includes not only descriptions of hundreds of languages literally from A to Z (Abkhaz to Zyryan) and definitions of literary and grammatical concepts, but also explanations of terms used in linguistics, language teaching, and speech pathology. If you are wondering how many people speak Macedonian, Malay, or Makua, or if you're curious about various theories of the origins of language, or if you were always unsure of the difference between structuralism, semiotics, and sociolinguistics, this superbly authoritative dictionary will answer all of your questions and hundred of others.

Is it possible to know all about someone, just by looking at their handwriting? Imagine you could ask anyone to write down two simple words yet you could start telling them 'what they're like' from their handwriting almost immediately - even complete strangers! You must admit that would be cool. How could you know so much with so little information? Well with the graphology system outlined in this new graphology book designed to be learned in few days, you can be giving interesting yet fun handwriting readings in no time at all - Here are some points to consider: * Can be learned over a weekend * Requires only two words to be written down * Can be done for two or more people at the same time * A great ice-breaker or conversation starter * Once you've learned it, it's almost impossible to forget Oh - and did we mention the FREE AUDIOBOOK? We almost forgot - not only do you get the book packed with examples, exercises and top-tips to make learning graphology as painless as possible, you also get the 13 part audiobook thrown in as well! FLASH CARDS! With the book and audiobook you also get a set of 10 flash cards! Print them off onto index cards and stick them in your back pocket so you can have an instant 'refresher' moment while you're still learning the system. No need for last minutes nerves - a quick look at your flash cards and you can top-up your new found knowledge in a jiffy. Powerful stuff Seriously, knowing this information is powerful - everyone is interested in themselves, and by using the fun techniques in this unique book you'll find that sometimes you simply haven't got the time to check out everybody's handwriting! REVIEWS "I really enjoyed reading your new book and would heartily recommend it. It is a great way to learn the art without spending hours ploughing through the many books out there on the subject." - Richard Osterlind "Julian is a wonderful teacher. I've tried learning enough about graphology before to use as an adjunct to my mentalism performances but it never stuck. And I quickly became bored. With Julian's system once the info is in your head, it isn't easily leaving. And I found the whole process fun! Julian has set this up in a way that you get constant reinforcement for your efforts and just want to keep going." - Bill Cushman "I have finished Julian's book on Graphology and highly recommend it. Julian has condensed a large amount of information on graphology into an easily memorized system and provided a presentation that is short, sweet, and can be done on the back of a business card. I like to explain how I am getting my information as I am doing the reading, and Julian's system is perfectly suited for this. In fact, it is so simple to explain that your subject will likely go away believing they have learned something valuable even in the unlikely event that most of your reading doesn't hit the mark -- so you really cannot lose. Anyone that is interested in Graphology should definitely pick up this book." - John Lumber "As a long time graphologist, I've perused Julian's manuscript, and can attest that it is exactly as described. He's taken some of the real 'meat' of the subject and found a way to explain it clearly and simply - AND to do it in a wicked clever mnemonic sort of structure that makes it quite easy to remember. (And, therefore, easy to explain to others.) He's done a lot of hard mental work so that you won't have to! Well worth the price tag for those who wish to use it." - Brane OTHER KINDLE BOOKS IN THE SPEED LEARNING SERIES BY JULIAN MOORE Speed Learning: Graphology - The Art Of Handwriting Analysis Speed Learning: Cartomancy - A Playing Card Reading Primer Speed Learning: Palmistry - Palm Readings In Your Own Words Speed Learning: Numerology - Numbers Past And Present With The Lo-Shu Square Speed Learning: Star Signs

Founder of the National Society for Graphology, Felix Klein began his study of graphology in his birthplace, Vienna, Austria, at the age of thirteen. He was a practicing graphologist all of his life and lectured and gave seminars throughout the United States and in Canada, England, Germany, Israel and Mexico. Mr. Klein came to the United States in 1940 after spending six months each in the concentration camps at Dachau and Buchenwald. While in those camps he formulated his theory of directional pressure as a result of studying changes in the handwriting of his fellow inmates. Mr. Klein did extensive work in personnel selection for major companies and banks, vocational guidance, and individual analyses, as well as forensic document examination for such entities as the U.N., AT&T, and a major political figure in Ghana, Africa. It was probably as a teacher that Felix was most known and loved. He held classes and offered correspondence courses in all levels of graphology: elementary, intermediate, advanced, Master Research, and Psychology for Graphologists. Wherever Felix spoke, his warm, caring personality and his naturalness and keen sense of humor generated enthusiastic responses from young and old alike.