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TIME AND SPACE

The Meta Model looks at the language patterns we make, which are made at the surface level (click to read) to recover the deleted information.

We will often communicate our understanding of what we understand as being in respect of Time and Space.

We will use such words for time as:-

            “before, after, as, now, soon. first, firstly, second, secondly.” etc

            “Before you do this job, I want you to read this book.”

            “The first thing I want you to do is read this book, then tell me about it.”

The NLP Practitioner will challenge the time words, to chunk down to be more specific, to have a precise time frame.

            “When specifically will this be?”

For space words we may use:-

            “over there, here, behind, in front.” etc

            “The book is over there.”

The NLP Practitioner will challenge the space words, to chunk down to be more specific, to have a precise place.

            “Were specifically do you mean?”

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MODAL OPERATORS

The Meta Model looks at the language patterns we make, which are made at the surface level (click to read) to recover the deleted information.

Modal Operators fall into two categories:-

            1.    Modal Operators of Possibility 
            2.    Modal Operators of Necessity .

A Model Operator changes the way we process the information we are given, and consist of words such as:-

            “can, cannot, should, might, may, will, want, wont, have, try, possible, impossible.” et al.   

The predicate (click to read) or modal operator will affect the way the instruction is processed, and the outcome. 

            “You can go to bed,” implies that there is a possibility that they may or may not go to bed. 1. above.
            “You should go to bed,” implies that there is a possibility that they may or may not go to bed. 1. above.
            “You may go to bed,” implies that there is a possibility that they may or may not go to bed. 1. above.

            “You must go to bed,” implies that there is a necessity that they should go to bed. 2. above.
            “You have to go to bed,” implies that there is a necessity that they should go to bed. 2. above.
            “You must go to bed,” implies that there is a necessity that they should go to bed. 2. above.

Modal operators can used in the positive (can, will, must) or negative form (cannot, won’t, mustn’t). Typical challenges to these are as follows:

            “I can’t do that.” can be challenged by “What stops you?”

            “I can’t do anything right?” can be challenged by “What prevents you?”

Presuppositions

The Meta Model looks at the language patterns we make, which are made at the surface level (click to read) to recover the deleted information.

A Presupposition makes an assumption that some person, event or something exists, although that person, event or that something has not been mentioned in the conversation or communication.

There is a Presupposition that the listener will understand or insert the missing information.

            “Do you want to go again”

This presupposes that you have done something in the past, presupposes that something can be done again, and presupposes that you have a choice of doing or not doing that something.

            “It is raining.”

Presupposes that there is a place where it is raining.

            “The cat sat on the mat.”

Presupposes that there is a cat, that there is a mat, that there is the act of sitting on a mat, and that there is a place where the cat and the mat is.

The NLP Practitioner will chunk down, too get more information about which has been assumed, by asking such questions as:-

            “What type of cat is it?”
            “What colour is the cat?”
            “What colour is the mat?”
            “Where is the mat?”
            “How specifically did the cat sit on the mat?”

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GENERALISED NOUNS

The Meta Model looks at the language patterns we make, which are made at the surface level (click to read) to recover the deleted information.

In statements people often generalise attributes to a class of items as if that attribute is true in all cases.

            “Children are naughty.”

            “Chocolate cakes are fattening.”

The NLP Practitioner will challenge the statement or belief by asking the communicator a question using the original statement.

            “All children?”

            “All chocolate cakes?”

The communicator will have to go inside their understanding of the world, their Map of the Territory, (click to read), to go on a Transderivational Search (click to read) to substantiate their claims. If they find one counter example, then the statement they have made will not hold true.

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COMPARATIVE DELETIONS

The Meta Model looks at the language patterns we make, which are made at the surface level (click to read) to recover the deleted information.

Often in communication statements are made where an item or state is compared to another, the item being used in the comparison is not mentioned, it can be called a Null Comparative or Comparative Deletion.

            “Loose twice as much weight, twice as fast.”

could be seen in advertisements. What are they comparing too? 

            “The weather is too hot.”

Compared to where? What are they comparing the heat too, the North Pole or Saudi Arabia deserts.

The NLP Practitioner will challenge the Comparative Deletion by such questions as:-

            “Twice as much as what?”
            “Twice as fast as what?”
            “It is too hot compared to where?”

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