Vernacular architecture Ronald Brunskill defined it accurately in saying: “A building designed by an amateur without any training in design; the individual will have been guided by a series of conventions built up in his locality‚ paying little attention to what may be fashionable. The function of the building would be the dominant factor‚ aesthetic considerations‚ though present to some small degree‚ being quite minimal. Local materials would be used as a matter of course‚ other materials being
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Abstract All European languages can be rooted back to the Latin vernacular. Latin was not a language that was easily written because there were so many dialects. The condition of Latin made Italian immerse. Writers of Italy played a key role in spreading the Italian language out into Europe. It became the first language to be written in a literary work. Dante Alighieri played a major role in the Italian language with his famous works. The thing that made Italian so popular was the use of printing
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ATH108 Tues/Thurs The Indo-European Language Family The Indo-European language family includes about 150 languages and dialects spoken by about three billion people‚ including most of the major language families of Europe and western Asia. This hypothesis was first proposed by Sir William Jones‚ who noticed similarities between four of the oldest languages known in his time‚ Latin‚ Greek‚ and Sanskrit and Persian. Scholars used to call the group "Indo-Germanic languages". However‚ when it became
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IT Online Grade Encoding and Inquiry System via SMS Technology” http://www.slideshare.net/aitianbao/thesis-in-it-online-grade-encoding-and-inquiry-system-via-sms-technology Poonamkadam (2008) Information Dissemination Through Mobile Devices. http://www.studymode.com/essays/Information-Dissemination-Through-Mobile-Devices-170810.html Kadirire‚ J. (2005)‚ The short message service (SMS) for schools / conferences http://www.academia.edu/3691559/Information_Dissemination_Through_SMS_Among_IT_Students Pankaj
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The Indo-European Language Family: A Definition Today‚ nearly half of the population of the world speaks a language from the Indo-European language family. The Indo-European language family has been expanding all across the globe for the last five thousand years. Languages of the Indo-European language family generally sound like and closely resemble English‚ as well as they do other Indo-European languages. “Only 140 of the modern world ’s 5‚000 tongues belong to this language family‚ but their
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics w Vol. 16 w No. 3 w 2006 Language conflicts in the European Union Ulrich International IJAL © 0802-6106 O 3 16 Language riginal The Ammon Author Article conflicts Journal Journal inLtd of the compilation Applied European Linguistics © Union 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Oxford‚ UK Publishing On finding a politically acceptable and practicable solution for EU institutions that satisfies diverging interests Ulrich Ammon University Duisburg-Essen
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The Rise of English The rise of English as an international language has always been a debatable issue. Its critics condemn the global dominance of English as a form of linguistic imperialism‚ in which hegemonic powers like Great Britain and the United States extend their influence and interests by promoting the teaching and learning of English (Phillipson‚ 1992). In contrast‚ others have observed that the ascension of English as an international language has been supported by individuals in various
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SP History 117 – Final Exam One May 23‚ 2013 The Rise of European Secularism During the Nineteenth Century Word Count: 2‚152 In Europe‚ the long nineteenth century‚ (1789-1914) was a tumultuous era of political‚ economic‚ and social revolution which created an increasingly secular culture. Europeans of all races and classes looked outside the church to solve societal and familial issues. Gifted intellectuals proposed new philosophies on human thought and behavior‚ while innovative communication
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Black Vernacular English from Virginia Black Vernacular English‚ a dialect at times used by as many as 80 to 90 percent of African Americans and long identified by whites as substandard English‚ is in fact a different and unique form of American English. Black Vernacular English (BVE)‚ or Black English‚ is fundamentally a spoken language derived from the slaves and still remarkably consistent throughout African American culture. Because of the roots and many unique aspects of Black Vernacular
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Online Dictionary‚ the definition of vernacular is “of‚ relating to‚ or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities
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