Sentences with phrase «most language families»

And, then, other linguists realized that you couldn't really make a «Swadesh list» that applied to all, or even most language families, so they began to compile lists for this and that tongue.

Not exact matches

The extensive use of family language and metaphors found in most Protestant ritual represents the kind of symbiotic union between the church and the family that Warner considered dangerous.

(20) The result has been a severe alienation between the poet and the larger human family so that the most imaginative users of language — the poet — no longer supply a vitalizing pulse to the myths of the larger culture.

After several months of language and cultural training, he will spend 2 years as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching mathematics to young people, living in a village with a native family, and having little contact with other volunteers and limited access to the greater world — and, most certainly, limited contact with his parents.

In such a town a sensitive nature feels more acutely than elsewhere the misery caused by language division and sees at every step that the diversity of languages is the first, or at least the most influential, basis for the separation of the human family into groups of enemies.

The renowned landmarks of Queens, dubbed «The World's Borough» as the most diverse location in the country with families that hail from over 120 countries and speak over 135 languages, are a source of great pride for residents and tourism interest for visitors from around the globe.

Most speak closely related languages that are members of the great Indo - European language family.

Were Kurgan horsemen or Anatolian farmers responsible for creating and spreading the world's most far - flung language family?

Native American Baby Names & American Indian Baby Names The spoken languages of India belong to several different language families, the most notable being

American Indian Art (BCE - 1900): Characteristics, Timeline, Collections of Native Culture in United States Native American Baby Names & American Indian Baby Names The spoken languages of India belong to several different language families, the most notable being

Native American Baby Names & American Indian Baby Names The spoken languages of India belong to several different language families, the most notable being Native American dating and the beautiful Crane Dance explained.

Where most superhero movies have gone family and broad, Deadpool went adult and rude, and revelled in the possibilities a UK 15 or US R rating opened up in terms of «strong bloody violence», «strong language» and «crude depictions of sexual acts», to quote the British Board of Film Classification.

In most instances, the humor is used to relieve the impact of the drama, as when Alice takes umbrage with Kate's attitude and language in the third ep, Aftermath [in which the family attempts to clean up after the damage T and Buck caused in the first two eps.

If most family members feel the portrayal is realistic, ask why our language has become so riddled with profanity?

It's certainly not a family film, but aside from some language and a couple of sequences (not necessarily the orgy itself — which has a surprisingly small amount of nudity) it's the most PG - 13 look at orgy you're likely to see.

It is persistently at the bottom of most national rankings for academic performance and students» well - being, and faces daunting challenges: nearly three quarters of students are from low - income families and some 16 percent have limited English language proficiency.

We demonstrated that a regression - based statistical correction for the proportion of the students in each teacher's class that are English - language learners, have education disabilities, are from low - income families, and so forth, wrings most of the bias out of classroom observations.

Most of these low - income families were white and spoke English as their primary language.

In work patterns, in residential stability, in style of housing, in sexual habits, in dress, in manners, in language, in music, in entertainment, and perhaps most important of all, in family arrangements... schools as an entity have not led us effectively.»

The group among the following that appears to be the most difficult to break into: a group formed based on academic ability, athletic ability, beliefs, ethnicity, family income, gender, hobbies / interests, home neighborhood, primary language spoken, musical interest, personal appearance, race, sexual orientation, or style.

Encourage families to write in whichever language they are most comfortable.

In the small city of Chelsea, which borders Boston, almost 90 percent of the students come from low - income families and most did not speak English as their first language.

Being a language immersion school, we anticipate that most families will not speak the language taught in school.

Interpreters were available for several of the most commonly spoken languages in the district, but few families came and took advantage of the interpretation.

Though 95 % of the students at Aspire's charter schools in Los Angeles are from low - income families and most are English - language learners, Aspire holds all staff and students to the highest expectations, says Roberta Benjamin, LA Superintendent for Aspire Public Schools.

Meanwhile, compared to high - poverty districts, few, if any, Commonwealth charter schools enroll the same percentage of children from low - income families, children with special needs, or children learning English as a second language — the very students who struggle most with standardized MCAS tests.

Contrary to Ronald Reagan's famous quip — the most terrifying words in the English language are «I'm from the government and I'm here to help» — non-Jewish Lakewood families need that help, and they need it right now.

Factors like health care; intense neighborhood segregation (which results in school segregation); and the language and resources of the family may seem beyond the scope of what most schools can reasonably address.

In addition, immigrant families who speak languages other than English often struggle to transmit their home language to their children with many second - generation and most third - generation children having a strong or exclusive preference for English.

On this chart, I've included 55 of the most common rimes in the English language, including the 37 most common rimes I mention in my word family article.

Most Americans agree that U.S. schools should be judged by how effectively they educate all of their students, including those from low - income families or with disabilities, and English language learners.

MOLLY FUNK (@mollyfunk): We should be communicating in the most comfortable language for the families AND providing supports for the adults in English development and understanding of American school.

A home language is a language (or the variety of a language) that is most commonly spoken by the members of a family for everyday interactions at home.

As probably the most eloquent example of the company's KODO «Soul of Motion» design language, the current - generation Mazda6 is far removed from its 1970s roots as the basic, mid-size 626 family sedan.

The first Land Rover to be manufactured at Halewood 2008 LRX concept car previews design language of a new luxury compact SUV 2009 Fourth generation of the Land Rover Discovery introduced 2010 Range Rover Evoque, the world's first luxury compact SUV, makes global debut 2012 Fourth - generation Range Rover introduced — the first all - aluminium SUV 2013 New generation of Range Rover Sport unveiled at New York Motor Show 2014 Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division is officially launched 2014 Range Rover Sport SVR debuts, the fastest, most agile, most powerful Land Rover 2014 Discovery Vision Concept previews design vision for new family of Discovery vehicles 2014 Launch of Discovery Sport, a new premium compact SUV with 5 +2 seating 2015 Trio of end - of - line Defender editions revealed with biggest sand drawing in UK 2015 Exclusive Range Rover SVAutobiography long wheelbase launched in New York 2015 Evoque Convertible becomes world's first luxury compact SUV convertible 2015 One - of - a-kind Land Rover «Defender 2 000 000» sells for # 400 000 at charity auction 2016 Last Defender rolls off the production line 2016 All - new Discovery with world - first remote Intelligent Seat Fold technology launched 2017 Land Rover launches the fourth Range Rover, the Velar 2018 Limited Edition Range Rover SV Coupé debuts at Geneva Motor Show

The latest Lexus RX benefits from the manufacturer's «origami» design language, making it one of the most striking large family SUVs on the market.

The publishing industry in India is large and fragmented: approximately 19,000 publishers, publishing in 24 languages (including English); most are privately held, family - run enterprises.

Those who manage endowments or investments for wealthy families speak a completely different language than what most people hear on financial cable networks or from their brokers.

As a cat family member, you probably witness the comfortable happy raised tail most often, but if you watch your cat (and his body language), you can learn a lot about how to understand «feline - ese».

Normally, you can ask them, but we don't speak the same language as some of our most beloved family members.

Shocking injuries, sad rejected faces, frightened body language — they may attract rescuers, but they'll leave most families with one thought: «That dog is damaged.

The most important part of your dog's body language to understand is whether it is acting submissively or dominantly to you and your family.

While Nintendo games tend to avoid realistic violence and bad language (check each game's certification for a clearer guide), don't be fooled by the cartoon exterior: Nintendo also make the most «adult» games in terms of depth, so a title like The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild can be enjoyed by the whole family, and is (almost) as much fun to watch as to play.

Most languages that have been studied are fairly easily classified in historical family trees, and share common origins with a large cluster of related others.

Data for the 2006 census are available (Population reporting an Aboriginal identity, by mother tongue) though most languages are grouped into families and so don't correspond directly to the UN names.

Senior judges have also made their voices heard, portraying the most recent cuts in strong language: the new President of the Supreme Court, Lady Justice Hale, described them as probably «a false economy»; Lady Justice Hallett, a senior Court of Appeal judge, said they had created a «huge burden» on judges, lawyers and litigants; while Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, called them «shaming».

Most interesting, perhaps, for those of us not versed in linguistics or mathematical modelling, is the QuickTime movie of how our language family spread across Europe and parts of Asia.

The Xperia Z5 Premium looks and feels like most other Sony devices and shares the same updated design language as the other members of the Xperia Z5 family.

Engaging families of all cultures and who speak various languages is one of the most important strategies early childhood educators must use.

They translated them, first into «user friendly» English and then into Kimberley Kriol, the first language for most Aboriginal families in the area.