scholarly journals Varieties of Spoken Slovenian in Austrian Carinthia and the Speech Practices of Young Members of the Minority

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Lengar Verovnik
Keyword(s):  
Local Dialect ◽  
The University

This article presents an overview of findings on the varieties of spoken Slovenian in Austrian Carinthia, focusing in particular on the changes perceived by researchers in the last two decades and on contemporary speech practices. Findings by other researchers are built upon with the results of biographical interviews conducted with seven students of Slovenian at the University of Klagenfurt. Three topics are at the forefront: the attitude toward the local dialect, the use of standard Slovenian variety, and speech accommodation in groups.

scholarly journals Physical activity and Potted street gardens

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Afrad ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Disadvantaged Neighborhood ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Local Dialect ◽  
Extensive Information ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The University ◽  
Male University Students

<p><em>A face-to-face survey (N=388) was conducted in January 2019, in the Beni-Makada district of Tangier (Morocco). The district has the highest poverty rate (14 % versus 7 %)</em><em>, </em>the <em>lowest per capita green space (0.27m<sup>2</sup>)</em><em>, and </em><em>houses more than 40% of its population</em><em>, which makes it the densest and most disadvantaged neighborhood in Tangier</em><em>.</em><em></em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p>During the 22<sup>nd</sup> conference of parties (COP22) organized in 2016 in Morocco, the study area, attracted government and media attention partially because of the abundance of PSG. Efforts were made to further spread this practice in similar districts in Tangier and other cities through the organization of neighborhood competitions, and funding to NGOs.</p><p><br></p> <p><em>There are approximatively 93.737 households in the district, 87% lives in individual patio houses called modern Moroccan houses</em><em>. All PSG in the study area are present on neighborhood streets back to back with their owners’ houses therefore visible and accessible to all</em><em>. </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>The used questionnaire was tested with focus groups and a certified translator fluent in Darija (Moroccan Arabic dialect) before being conducted. A sample size of a minimum of 384 (1 person per household) was calculated to achieve a significance level of α=0.05</em><b> </b><em>and a 95% confidence level.</em></p> <p><em>The </em><em>interviews were conducted by four male university students, fluent in local dialect. </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>The study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Tokyo. We obtained oral informed consent for adults or parental permission and oral assent for minors prior to each interview.</em><em> </em><em>Adulthood was defined according to its legal definition in Morocco (≥18 years). </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>Every participant receives extensive information about the study, its aims, anonymity of collected data and its exclusive</em><em> use for scientific research. About 80% agreed to participate in the survey. All interviews were conducted in private. After four weeks, we obtained 388 valid questionnaires.</em><b></b></p>

scholarly journals Physical activity and Potted street gardens

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdellah Afrad ◽  
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe
Keyword(s):  
Green Space ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Disadvantaged Neighborhood ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Local Dialect ◽  
Extensive Information ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
The University ◽  
Male University Students

<p><em>A face-to-face survey (N=388) was conducted in January 2019, in the Beni-Makada district of Tangier (Morocco). The district has the highest poverty rate (14 % versus 7 %)</em><em>, </em>the <em>lowest per capita green space (0.27m<sup>2</sup>)</em><em>, and </em><em>houses more than 40% of its population</em><em>, which makes it the densest and most disadvantaged neighborhood in Tangier</em><em>.</em><em></em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p>During the 22<sup>nd</sup> conference of parties (COP22) organized in 2016 in Morocco, the study area, attracted government and media attention partially because of the abundance of PSG. Efforts were made to further spread this practice in similar districts in Tangier and other cities through the organization of neighborhood competitions, and funding to NGOs.</p><p><br></p> <p><em>There are approximatively 93.737 households in the district, 87% lives in individual patio houses called modern Moroccan houses</em><em>. All PSG in the study area are present on neighborhood streets back to back with their owners’ houses therefore visible and accessible to all</em><em>. </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>The used questionnaire was tested with focus groups and a certified translator fluent in Darija (Moroccan Arabic dialect) before being conducted. A sample size of a minimum of 384 (1 person per household) was calculated to achieve a significance level of α=0.05</em><b> </b><em>and a 95% confidence level.</em></p> <p><em>The </em><em>interviews were conducted by four male university students, fluent in local dialect. </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>The study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Tokyo. We obtained oral informed consent for adults or parental permission and oral assent for minors prior to each interview.</em><em> </em><em>Adulthood was defined according to its legal definition in Morocco (≥18 years). </em></p><p><em><br></em></p> <p><em>Every participant receives extensive information about the study, its aims, anonymity of collected data and its exclusive</em><em> use for scientific research. About 80% agreed to participate in the survey. All interviews were conducted in private. After four weeks, we obtained 388 valid questionnaires.</em><b></b></p>

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Language Attitudes in Hong Kong: Towards English, Cantonese and Putonghua

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaokai Liu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Language Preference ◽  
Quantitative Investigation ◽  
Local Dialect ◽  
Pragmatic Function ◽  
British Colonial ◽  
Local Students ◽  
The University

20 years have elapsed since Hong Kong has returned to China and the connections with Mainland China are growing in different domains. Especially, the universities in Hong Kong attracted a large number of Mainland students and the number is increasing. Therefore, it is interesting to examine the language attitudes towards English (the former British colonial language), Cantonese (the local dialect) and Putonghua (the third official language) from the perspective of local students and Mainland students. The study reported in this thesis is a quantitative investigation of 30 local students and 30 Mainland students from different disciplines at City University of Hong Kong. Their attitudes towards three languages were compared in terms of integrative orientation and instrumental orientation. The results revealed the local students hold a more integrative attitude and showed their strong loyalty to Cantonese while Mainland students showed integrative attitude and favored the use of more Putonghua in different language contexts. English was still regarded as a prestigious language from both the integrative and instrumental perspective by the local students and the Mainland students. Besides, interactional language preference between the Mainland students and the Local students was also investigated and the result showed English was the most preferable language. The findings of this study suggest Cantonese remains as a strong dialect; English still will be the linguistic capital and the pragmatic function Putonghua is developing well in Hong Kong. Results also indicate subtle transition towards Trilingualism among the university students in Hong Kong.

Proceedings of The Modern Language Association of America

PMLA ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 1343-1343
Keyword(s):  
Modern Language Association ◽  
Modern Language ◽  
Local Committee ◽  
Tuesday Morning ◽  
University Of Cincinnati ◽  
The University ◽  
Plaza Hotel

The fifty-second meeting of the Modern Language Associationof America was held, on the invitation of the University of Cincinnati, at Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 30 and 31, 1935, and January 1, 1936. The Association headquarters were in the Netherland Plaza Hotel, where all meetings were held except those of Tuesday morning and afternoon. These took place at the University of Cincinnati. Registration cards at headquarters were signed by about 900, though a considerably larger number of members were in attendance. The Local Committee estimated the attendance at not less than 1400. This Committee consisted of Professor Frank W. Chandler, Chairman; Professor Edwin H. Zeydel; Professor Phillip Ogden; Mr. John J. Rowe (for the Directors); and Mr. Joseph S. Graydon (for the Alumni).

Spectrophotometric reductions with an IBM 1620

1966 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 116-117
Author(s):  
P.-I. Eriksson
Keyword(s):  
Astronomical Data ◽  
Spectrophotometric Data ◽  
Electronic Computers ◽  
The University ◽  
Near Future

Nowadays more and more of the reductions of astronomical data are made with electronic computers. As we in Uppsala have an IBM 1620 at the University, we have taken it to our help with reductions of spectrophotometric data. Here I will briefly explain how we use it now and how we want to use it in the near future.

Novae in the Magellanic Clouds

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
J.A. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Large Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Cloud ◽  
Magellanic Clouds ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
The Past ◽  
Spectroscopic Information ◽  
Objective Prism ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Cloud ◽  
Low Dispersion

During the past several years, a systematic search for novae in the Magellanic Clouds has been carried out at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. The Curtis Schmidt telescope, on loan to CTIO from the University of Michigan is used to obtain plates every two weeks during the observing season. An objective prism is used on the telescope. This provides additional low-dispersion spectroscopic information when a nova is discovered. The plates cover an area of 5°x5°. One plate is sufficient to cover the Small Magellanic Cloud and four are taken of the Large Magellanic Cloud with an overlap so that the central bar is included on each plate. The methods used in the search have been described by Graham and Araya (1971). In the CTIO survey, 8 novae have been discovered in the Large Cloud but none in the Small Cloud. The survey was not carried out in 1974 or 1976. During 1974, one nova was discovered in the Small Cloud by MacConnell and Sanduleak (1974).

Production of New and Revised A.A.V.S.O. Charts

1979 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 368
Author(s):  
Clinton B. Ford
Keyword(s):  
Variable Star ◽  
Standard Form ◽  
Original Data ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Standard Format ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
The Gift ◽  
The University

A “new charts program” for the Americal Association of Variable Star Observers was instigated in 1966 via the gift to the Association of the complete variable star observing records, charts, photographs, etc. of the late Prof. Charles P. Olivier of the University of Pennsylvania (USA). Adequate material covering about 60 variables, not previously charted by the AAVSO, was included in this original data, and was suitably charted in reproducible standard format.Since 1966, much additional information has been assembled from other sources, three Catalogs have been issued which list the new or revised charts produced, and which specify how copies of same may be obtained. The latest such Catalog is dated June 1978, and lists 670 different charts covering a total of 611 variables none of which was charted in reproducible standard form previous to 1966.

Heat-Etching with a Bullivant Type II Simple Freeze-Cleave Device

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 106-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald S. Weinstein ◽  
N. Scott McNutt
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Massachusetts General Hospital ◽  
Type I ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Temperature And Pressure ◽  
The University

The Type I simple cold block device was described by Bullivant and Ames in 1966 and represented the product of the first successful effort to simplify the equipment required to do sophisticated freeze-cleave techniques. Bullivant, Weinstein and Someda described the Type II device which is a modification of the Type I device and was developed as a collaborative effort at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The modifications reduced specimen contamination and provided controlled specimen warming for heat-etching of fracture faces. We have now tested the Mass. General Hospital version of the Type II device (called the “Type II-MGH device”) on a wide variety of biological specimens and have established temperature and pressure curves for routine heat-etching with the device.

Some Biological Applications of High Voltage Electron Microscopy

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 298-299
Author(s):  
Hans Ris
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Chromosome Structure ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Good Resolution ◽  
High Voltage Electron Microscopy ◽  
Voltage Electron ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
High Voltage Electron ◽  
One Year ◽  
The University

The High Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin has been in operation a little over one year. I would like to give a progress report about our experience with this new technique. The achievement of good resolution with thick specimens has been mainly exploited so far. A cold stage which will allow us to look at frozen specimens and a hydration stage are now being installed in our microscope. This will soon make it possible to study undehydrated specimens, a particularly exciting application of the high voltage microscope.Some of the problems studied at the Madison facility are: Structure of kinetoplast and flagella in trypanosomes (J. Paulin, U. of Georgia); growth cones of nerve fibers (R. Hannah, U. of Georgia Medical School); spiny dendrites in cerebellum of mouse (Scott and Guillery, Anatomy, U. of Wis.); spindle of baker's yeast (Joan Peterson, Madison) spindle of Haemanthus (A. Bajer, U. of Oregon, Eugene) chromosome structure (Hans Ris, U. of Wisconsin, Madison). Dr. Paulin and Dr. Hanna are reporting their work separately at this meeting and I shall therefore not discuss it here.

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