Sentences with phrase «dialects which»

There is another secret dialect which is used by some Muslims.

Even today in some small villages in Sicily, people still speak this Greek / Latin dialect which is transplanted from parents to children and so on and so forth.

The end result is a new dialect which we are calling «Crypto Pidgin ``.

Not exact matches

THERE is an increasing interest in the fascinating foods of the great sub-continent of India, where almost half a billion people speak over a dozen major languages which are localised by more than 1500 dialects.

In our age, in which we have lost the significance of the mystery in sign, let alone the limited signification of truth in any particular sign, it is not amiss in the poet, when he is confronted by inquisitive theorists and urged to pronounce upon the nature of his peculiar calling» the rescue of sign» to speak directly for that labor Eliot calls the purification of the dialect of the tribe.

«And hence, in the second place, I concluded as assuredly that, in the obscurer places of that Testament (which are very many), the best and most natural method of searching out the sense is, to inquire how, and in what sense, those phrases and manners of speech were understood, according to the vulgar and common dialect and opinion of that nation; and how they took them, by whom they were spoken, and by whom they were heard.

Thus Indonesia, which consists of more than 17,000 islands, more than 350 spoken languages, dialects and groupings, succeeded in becoming one nation, speaking in one national language, and maintaining national unity.

The ancient tongues were but a small though important province in the realm which he explored tirelessly, testing his general theory of linguistic expression by an investigation not only of Indo - European and Semitic idioms but also of Basque and Hungarian, of American Indian languages, of Chinese and South Sea dialects.1 Visitors found the aged sage «pure and perfect like an ancient work of art.»

He says «The fact proves first of all, that not one of the scores of dialects spoken by India in the first century has been found fit to be raised to the dignity of a sacred language in which the message of the Gospel could be expressed with dignity and aptitude; it proves also that the Indian Christians were satisfied for the upkeep of their spiritual life with the use of a language which their esteemed migrants had made familiar to them.»

Just a little technical note, an external microphone would be very helpful — you can get USB mics for macs for about $ 50... not sure about pc I had to plug in my external speakers to boost the volume, without them I'd barely be able to hear you and with Shane's dialect (which is so fun to hear for a linguistics person like myself by the way), having the volume up is even more imperative for those not used to it.

in which a swabian grandma tells her filming grandson the how to's in fully fledged swabian dialect.

According to the Online Etymology dictionary, the slur originated from southern Italian dialect «guappo,» which means «dandy, dude, stud.»

«We Mo Atu», the name by which the association is called, is a statement in Kasem, a dialect widely used in the Kassena - Nankana Municipality.

«Per the status - quo it appears that one who speaks in Twi or any local language is considered an illiterate which is wrong, so much so that the dominance English play over Akan language has negatively affected the fluency of many Ghanaians in the speaking of their local dialect» he noted.

Voted word of the year by the linguists of the American Dialect Society in 2007, this had to be the only occasion on which the mention of the word drew acclaim.

The Let My Vote Count Alliance, the Alliance for Accountable Governance, and the Movement for Change, The demonstration, dubbed «Baamu Yadda», which in the Hausa dialect means «we will not agree», was aimed at getting the EC to validate the voters» register for the November polls as suggested by the Justice VCRAC Crabbe panel.

The FBI is also seeking candidates with expertise in foreign languages (especially Arabic, Farsi, Pashtu, Urdu, Chinese — all dialects — Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese)-- not to mention foreign counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and military intelligence (which, the FBI insists, is not an oxymoron).

Every country has its own sign language with various dialects, which are based on different rules than the spoken language.

Paul Heggarty, a linguist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, questions Garrett's methods, arguing that, for example, linguists can not be sure if the Latin attested to in written documents really was the direct ancestor of later Romance languages, rather than some dialect of Latin for which no record remains.

However, here, as in other lands, local «dialects» of scientific practice and mentality will be encountered, which I will explore here in Part 2 and later in the final installment of this series.

While song dialects or geographical variation in song within a species allow for identification of locally suited individuals, there are several mechanisms by which such variation could arise.

We tell you the age at which the person arrived in the US, Canada, Australia etc., languages and dialects spoken, and hobbies to help you pinpoint the perfect match.

Young people in the South East Asian countries such as Philippines (remember, Katoto is a street slang for a «close friend» in Tagalog dialect there which 75 % of the Filipinas speak) go to clubs for fun.

This remains the case even after Russell Means pointed out the flawed translations, which left all the men in the film speaking in the female Sioux dialect.

In others, I know I was utterly terrible - even now I still sweat when I recall my attempted Lancashire dialect for Comedians, which sounded like Prince Charles trying to impersonate Eddie Waring.

As the first film shot in Atikamekw, a dialect of the Algonquian Cree language, it is an engaging portrait of a young man who finds himself in an awful situation, one in which he's forced to come to terms with his actions.

Though not as anticipated as some of the bigger films, we will see Hammer undertaking a heavy Russian accent for which he studied over many months with a dialect coach.

The dialect in which the characters speak (peppered with frequent profanity; this R - rated film has no nudity, no sexual depiction, no physical violence and is rated R solely on account of its language, and possibly its themes) presents an arguably contemporary portrait of what would conventionally be called a bad alliance / marriage.

Although the story itself isn't much more than a standard chase vehicle, the production is elevated by Gibson's decision to recreate the atmosphere of the Mayan civilization as much as possible, which included very intricate costume designs, make - up, and actors that speak their lines in an actual Mayan dialect, Yucatec Maya.

Kevin McKidd is even able to utilise his home, Doric, dialect as Young MacGuffin, which leads to hilarious and bamboozling attempts at conversation.

Google was the basic first step in Gadon's extensive research on her Alias Grace character, which included reading and re-reading the Margaret Atwood novel that the miniseries is based on; learning how to perform tasks like cooking, cleaning and sewing in the exacting ways a 19th - century housemaid would have performed them; and practicing a Northern Irish accent to the point that it gave her migraines because the «tight - jawed» dialect worked muscles in ways most of us never have to.

«The Accent on Fun» (4 minutes) is essentially an interview with two dialect coaches which has little to do with the film.

Dialect is not the same as the archaic language typically found in historical documents, which have been heavily signaled as important under Common Core.

Along with revealing data, perceptive analysis, and welcome candor, however, comes a certain skittishness in sensitive areas such as African American parenting practices, a bit of folly (encouragement of dialect and street language in English class), and some sky - pie about «collective action» and national leadership to solve problems for which there are no easy solutions.

Native speakers will talk in their natural dialect, which can't be fully experienced with a textbook.

For students experiencing difficulty with organizing and memorizing information, teachers may use: (1) mnemonic devices such as the acronym HOMES, which stands for the names of the Great Lakes; (2) riddles, poems, and songs for remembering important people, places, and events; (3) check lists and calendars for organizing and completing assignments; (4) color coding for organizing and accessing materials and assignments (for example, different colored notebooks or dividers for different assignments and subjects); and (5) multisensory assignments and activities for remembering more fully an experience or more thoroughly grasping a concept from a concrete example (for example, construction projects, three - dimensional maps, textured artifacts, period music, dance, and dress, regional dialects and languages, and samples of various cuisines).

Many devices do not take into account all of the major and regional dialects, which stagnates the market and people just don't buy them.

The pun is intended, as it's Nuvem de Livros (which means cloud of books in local dialect) that it's being called.

In the local dialect, Soviet was pronounced Su — wei — ai, which meant «we,» so perhaps the Soviet was our government, she once thought.

I can see some of them now as possible poems looking for the discipline of line, others as the cores of stories whose people want to enact their conflicts explicitly more than repress and simmer with them, but my attempts at managing voice (both dialect and idiolect) and subtext give them a sense of kinship, and I think they have found their right scale and texture, which usually involves some linguistic quirk, kink, tic, freak, coil, something to make the narrator unique and memorable but not opaque.

Some of the most discussed books in the BookPage office this year include Jodi Picoult's Small Great Things, whose black characters have been called out for their flatness, and young adult novel When We Was Fierce, the publication of which was delayed by Candlewick after receiving criticism for its made - up «street dialect.»

Among the monastery's most important Syriac and Arabic manuscripts are a fifth century copy of the Gospels in Syriac, a literary language based on an eastern Aramaic dialect; a Syriac copy of the «Lives of Women Saints,» dated 779 A.D.; the Syriac version of the «Apology of Aristides,» of which the Greek original has been lost; and numerous Arabic manuscripts from the ninth and 10th centuries, when Middle Eastern Christians first began to use Arabic as a literary language.

Which is in its own special dialect of English; I'm a native English speaker and it's tough.

While filming Kingdom of Heaven in Africa in 2004, the 38 - year - old Orlando rescued and adopted Sidi — which translates from a Morrocan dialect to «Lord» in English — a Saluki cross with a white mark on his chest.

English is the official language, however you may hear locals speaking «Bahamian English» which has a mixture of African influence, island dialect and the Queen's diction.

And now for the main reason we've come all this way along the Panorama Route — the Blyde River Canyon, also known as Motlatse, which means «a river that is always full» in the Pulane dialect of Northern Sotho.

Chabil Mar, which means «Beautiful Sea» in the local Maya dialect, is an exclusive luxury resort located just a few minutes» walk from Placencia Village on the southern end of the peninsula.

Also - known - as Lardyai (talaad yai), which means «big market» in southern Thai dialect, this weekly market started in October 2013 and is hosted on the beautifully renovated Thalang Road, right in the middle of the historical Sino - Portuguese district of Phuket Town.

One of the finest luxury resorts in Belize is located in Placencia, the fabulous Chabil Mar, which means «Beautiful Sea» in the local Maya dialect.

Mopan, which is spoken in San Antonio Village in the Toledo District, is a dialect of Yucatec.