Vietnam and in Mekong Delta have distinctive differences in religion‚ language and customs. In the south central Vietnam‚ the Cham practise localized Hinduism and Islam as religion. They speak south central dialect and their writing is originated from a script in Sanskrit. In term of custom‚ these Cham people are considered matrilineal and practice exogamy. On the contrary‚ the Cham in Mekong Delta majorly practise Islam. They speak in Mekong Delta dialect and
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Did you know that Sumerians developed the world’s first form of writing? That many of today’s household objects were invented or used by the ancient Egyptians (lock and keys‚ combs‚ scissors‚ wigs‚ makeup‚ deodorants‚ toothbrush and toothpaste)? Or that for the last 4‚000 years China has been the oldest continuous civilization on Earth? The Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ and Chinese created flourishing civilizations filled with many achievements in writing‚ architecture‚ and technology that made lasting contributions
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history‚ beginning with the earliest newspaper‚ the Penang Gazette in 1838. Now there are about 50 newspaper dailies and weeklies‚ either broadsheets or tabloids in the various languages of the main ethnic groups in our country - Malay‚ English‚ Mandarin and Tamil. It is a truism that the mass media‚ like any other social institution‚ do not Operate in a social vacuum. There are forces in society that interact with the media‚ each trying to gain access to the media in the hope of exercising influence
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C. 1 lakh D. 1 thousand Ans: A (Mandarin‚ a part of Chinese is spoken by 935 Million or Approx. 1 Billion) 3. The language with the richest vocabulary is: A. Hindi B. French C. English D. German Ans: C 4. English Language have more than ...... words: A. 4‚50‚000 B. 45‚000 C. 4‚500 D. 450 Ans: A 5. The oldest Indian language is: A. Telugu B. Hindu C. Tamil D. Punjabi Ans: A Tamil. 6. The only religious book ever printed in a shorthand scripts is: ANS. The bible 7 The oldest
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Feasibility report Web based Chinese tutoring Sigurður Samik Davidsen Hrafn Jóhannesson Liang Sun Index Introduction......................................................................................................................... 2 Problem ............................................................................................................................... 4 Objectives ................................................................................................
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------------------------------------------------- Anglicisation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2007) | | Look up anglicise or anglicizein Wiktionary‚ the free dictionary. | Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is the process of converting anything to more "English" norms.[1][2]
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Globalization of Korean Popular Culture in Asia 1. Introduction Since 1990s‚ Korean Popular Culture has had a strong influence in Asian countries‚ including China‚ Hong Kong‚ Taiwan‚ Japan and Singapore. This new popular cultural phenomenon in Asia is called the “Korean Wave”‚ also known as hallyu in Korean pronunciation‚ which refers to the surge of popularity of Korean popular culture abroad‚ particularly in Asia(Kin 284). The “Korean Wave” is first coined in mid-1999 by journalists in Beijing
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states of Tamil Nadu‚ Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil is also a national language of Sri Lanka and an official language of Singapore It is legalized as one of the languages of medium of education in Malaysia along with English‚ Malay and Mandarin. It is also chiefly spoken in the states ofKerala‚ Karnataka‚ Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands as one of the secondary languages. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and was the first Indian language to be declared a classical
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gopuram of the popular Srivilliputhur Andal Temple at the center in yellow colour. The base consists of the Indian emblem (Sarnath Lion Capital) at the center in red colour with the Indian flag on both sides.The emblem also has 2 inscriptions in Tamil script‚ one at the top ("Thamizh Naadu Arasu" which translates to Government of Tamil Nadu) and other at the bottom ("Vaaymayae Vellum" which translates to truthalone triumphs also commonly known as "Satyameva Jayate" in Sanskrit). LANGUAGE:(TAMIL)
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available online at http://www.idealibrary.com on Does Language Shape Thought?: Mandarin and English Speakers’ Conceptions of Time Lera Boroditsky Stanford University Does the language you speak affect how you think about the world? This question is taken up in three experiments. English and Mandarin talk about time differently— English predominantly talks about time as if it were horizontal‚ while Mandarin also commonly describes time as vertical. This difference between the two languages
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