Sentences with phrase «distinct languages which»

Prior to colonisation, Australia had 250 distinct languages which expanded out to 600 dialects.

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What they miss is that at the heart of this semantic and of the very success of language as a communal project is a relationship of the knower with that which is distinct from him, the objective realm.
Theologians influenced by positivism, whose adherents saw reality as strictly that which can be experienced through the senses and knowledge as that which can be obtained through a narrow definition of the scientific method, and linguistic analysis, which purported that the only proper function of philosophy is the study of the usage of words and sentences, also treated science and religion as separate realms, distinct «language games,» each with its own set of rules.
Their words point to an event, to a stilled moment, or to a sentiment, which, mysterious as it may have been, remains an occasion distinct from the «poem» and its language...
Assume for the moment that there is no genuine doctrine of God in Whitehead, or none that is meaningful within a Western philosophical or Christian theological context; then is it not possible that Whitehead's language about God is fulfilling an intention which is wholly distinct from our traditional and established speech about God?
Like other regions of Spain, Catalonia has a distinct language and a strong sense of cultural difference that were repressed under Francisco Franco's dictatorship, which ended in 1975.
This «express train» picture fit with linguists» models, in which Austronesian languages spread from East Asia into Oceania and were distinct from Papuan languages in Melanesia.
Lowth wanted to fight against this tendency and supported usage that kept verb tenses distinct and intact, like Latin verbs, which were in no danger of merging because the language had been dead for centuries.
Schools are the means by which groups cultivate souls by teaching behaviors that become distinct characteristics of its society such as language, customs, and behaviors for socializing within the group.
(These are distinct from «student growth percentiles,» which map student progress on state tests to language arts and math teachers.)
Further, as part of the literacy team, which included three language arts teachers and two ELD teachers, Sarah was deeply involved in decision making about reading and writing instruction and assessment, making sure that her colleagues were attentive to distinct needs of ELLs in these areas.
Her personal language of sensuality and her embrace of the curve, however, creates a distinct approach to formal abstraction, unique among artists, which asks us to reexamine the tenets of Minimalism.
Through a precise examination of this distinct form of artistic practice in works by artists ranging from John Cage to Sanford Biggers, this exhibition provides a unique perspective on the ways in which modern and contemporary artists have used language, objects, and images to forge social contracts with their publics.
Firstly: a micro-survey spanning six decades of Betty Parsons» distinct language, which she termed «The New Spirit» [Alexander Gray Associates, Frieze Masters stand H8].
Bell will speak about Ursuţa's distinct visual language, which thrives on paradox and commingles the monumental and the forensic, as exemplified in Whites (2015), the artist's series of anthropomorphic white obelisks, and Conversion Tables (2015 — 16), her sculptures of dismembered female torsos adorned with coins.
Santa Maria della Scala, Siena Curated by Max Seidel and Carlotta Castellani With this exhibition, the Neapolitan artist pays tribute to Siena with the presentation of a dozen of unpublished large format works around two distinct cycles: the Fiori d'inferno series, which has taken him five years of observing the flowers that can be found in the American metropolis during the coldest months of the year, while the series that revolves around the great canvas of Albero della Vita summarizes the language of emblems adopted by Clemente since his beginnings.
The exhibition includes sculpture, installation and a film, which coalesce to consider the binary power structures of sadomasochism, ritual, authority and control, in order to reveal, through the artist's distinct visual language, how these roles are both symbolic and reversible.
About Blog There are many distinct Deaf communities around the world, which communicate using different sign languages and exhibit different cultural norms.
Prior to colonisation, Australia had 250 distinct languages, which could be subdivided into 600 dialects.
According to Dean, the company wrote its program, called ARGUS Lease By Lease, in a proprietary database with a code language called APL, which offers distinct speed benefits when dealing with millions of calculations, a key point to evaluate when selecting a financial analysis software.
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