This paper applies a measure of linguistic distance to differences in pronunciation which have been observed as a consequence of modern speakers orienting themselves to standard languages and larger regions rather than local towns and villages, resulting in what we shall call REGIONAL SPEECH. We examine regional speech, other local “varieties” in the Dutch of the Netherlands and Flanders, and a...

Approaches to the preservation of natural, cultural and historical heritage are shown on example administrative district. Along with existing list objects natural heritage, it is proposed at regional level identify landscapes, including villages preserved ethnic culture their environment, classify them as sites. Landscape planning capabilities ecological balance zones tourist recreational syste...

all branches of human science, each one has considered and analyzed the factor of development. nearly every year hundreds of families from rural populations migrated to the city center to city center meanwhile, the only the field of science which can judge and discuss about human- environment relationship by the tools of developmental concept is geography that study regional sustainable develop...

Before designing an electrical system, the estimation of load is necessary for unit sizing and demand-generation balancing. The system could be a stand-alone system for a village or grid connected or integrated renewable energy to grid connection, especially as there are non–electrified villages in developing countries. In the classical model, the energy demand was found by estimating the house...

The U.S. South, and western regions of the U.S. initially settled by Southerners, are more violent than the rest of the country. Homicide rates for White Southern males are substantially higher than those for White Northern males, especially in rural areas. But only for argument-related homicides are Southern rates higher. Southerners do not endorse violence more than do Northerners when survey...