as the arabic formal language is the national unifier that unites the sons of the arabs, so that it is a common language and the one of the holy quran, ideological inherited, and the language of science and knowledge, vulgar dialects in different arab countries, however, differ to the extent that, for example, a man from one of the eastern arab countries isn't able to find out the accent o...

The term Smart Home typically refers to dwellings augmented with high-tech responsive systems such that heating, air conditioning, lighting, appliances, entertainment outlets, and architectural components are computerized and managed, often via a remote control. Smart homes promise comfort, convenience, and resource conservation in the near future. Yet the notion of increased dependency on tech...

One of the factors attributed to poor performance of some indigenous students at universities in developing countries is the use of a second language – mainly English and to some extent French – as the language of instruction at the universities. Consequently, policymakers in some developing countries have introduced, or are debating the idea of introducing, local vernacular languages as the of...

For 2000 years, the inter-connexion between the specific structure of the Chinese eastern climates and the cultural background have produced remarkable vernacular housing types, both well adapted to the local conditions, and reflecting consistent values and knowledge. Stemming from a similar archetypal form, each house plan is translated through the specificity of the climate and resources of i...

In 1947, Egyptian novelist, short story writer and playwright Mahmud Taymur (1894-1973) was awarded the first prize in short story writing from Cairo Arabic Language Academy. Two years later, Taymur was made a member of the prestigious scholarly institution whose main mission was to promote and defend the use of classical Arabic in modern Arabic literature. In both the statement made by the jur...

The destruction of the vernacular case créole has emerged as a striking, recurrent theme in contemporary Mauritian cultural production, well cause much heated public debate. Reflecting contrasting conceptions lieu de mémoire - linked, paradoxically, to processes memory, loss, forgetting, and occlusion this article explores diverse representations colonial house its recent artistic works (by Flo...

Many recent studies of cultural inheritance have focused on small-scale craft traditions practised by single individuals, which do not require coordinated participation by larger social collectives. In this paper, we address this gap in the cultural transmission literature by investigating diversity in the vernacular architecture of the Pacific northwest coast, where communities of hunter-fishe...

High altitude regions of district Kinnaur in western Himalayan State Himachal Pradesh, due to its high topographical and cold climatic conditions, remains under snow for around six months a year. Most these areas receive snowfall 5 – 7 feet on annual basis. Such extreme conditions have made the life local habitants difficult. The indigenous people developed climate responsive architectural styl...

since the true understanding of each dialect depends on an understanding of language changes, this paper discusses the historical course of language in egypt and the linguistic features of the egyptian dialect based on historical linguistics. what this paper takes into consideration is the presence of arabic in egypt before the advent of islam and discusses the extent of its impression from the...

This paper presents the Durham Mathematical Vernacular (MV) project. The project aims to develop the technology for interactive tools based on proof checking with type theory, which allow mathematicians to develop mathematics in their usual vernacular. Its sub-goals are to develop type theory technology to support MV and to develop the corresponding NL technology. Mathematical language has many...