colloquial language or speech
101dialect — n 1 Dialect, vernacular, patois, lingo, jargon, cant, argot, slang denote a form of language or a style of speech which varies from that accepted as the literary standard. Dialect (see also LANGUAGE 1) is applied ordinarily to a form of a… …
102Isochrony — is the postulated rhythmic division of time into equal portions by a language. Isochrony is one of the three aspects of prosody, the others being intonation and stress. Three alternative ways in which a language can divide time are postulated:… …
103Michael Philip West — Dr. Michael Philip West (1888 – 1973) was an English language teacher and researcher who worked extensively in India in the mid 1900s. He produced the reading scheme The New Modern Reader and A General Service List of English Words (Longman,… …
104Pramatha Chaudhuri — Infobox Writer name = Pramatha Chaudhuri caption = Pramatha Chaudhuri birthdate = birth date|1868|8|8|df=y birthplace = Jessore, British India deathdate = death date and age|1946|9|2|1868|8|8|df=y deathplace = Calcutta, British India occupation …
105Languages of Taiwan — A large majority of people on Taiwan speak Standard Mandarin, which has been the only officially sanctioned medium of instruction in the schools for more than four decades. As a result of the half century of Japanese rule, many people born before …
106Hindi — Infobox Language name=Hindi nativename= hi. हिन्दी, हिंदी familycolor=Indo European caption=Hindia IPA all|hɪnd̪iː states=India, Nepal [http://www.cbs.gov.np/Nepal%20in%20figure/Nepal%20in%20Figures%202007 nep.pdf] Fiji (Fiji Hindi), Pakistan… …
107Demotic Greek — Not to be confused with Demotic (Egyptian). History of the Greek language (see also: Greek alphabet) Proto Greek (c. 3000–1600 BC) Mycenaean …
108Aramaic of Jesus — Most scholars believe that historical Jesus primarily spoke Aramaic, [cite encyclopedia|encyclopedia=The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary|title=Aramaic|quote=It is generally agreed that Aramaic was the common language of Palestine in the first century A …
109Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
110Nicaragua — Republic of Nicaragua República de Nicaragua …
