Language and Ecology Vol 2: No 3 available www.ecoling.net/journal.html LINGUISTIC EROSION ON THE CHESAPEAKE: INTERGENERATIONAL DIACHRONIC SHIFTS IN LEXICALIZATIONS OF THE BAY Anjali Pandey Abstract This article examines shifting lexicalizations of the Chesapeake Bay in three generations' nomenclature, and points to a significant diachronic shift in environmental labelings currently occurring in an Atlantic seaboard speech community. ... Of particular importance in this debate is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis which argues that linguistic choices can indeed have an effect on societal attit...

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The main focus on the Slaters within this experiment was their soil moisture, and that is why they have been investigated to see what soil moisture levels they will prefer to live in when given the choice of very dehydrated soil (Soil Sample no.1 containing a very low soil moisture level of 0 mL water (dehydrated)), dehydrated soil (Soil Sample no.2 containing a low soil moisture level of 20 mL water), relatively dehydrated soil (Soil Sample no.3 containing a relatively low soil moisture level of 40 mL), relatively moist soil (Soil Sample no.4 containing a relatively high soil moisture level ...

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Shamanism: Glossary From www.religioustolerance.org Deity: A common concept is that of a dual divinity: • a Creator who is responsible for the creation of the world and is recognized in religious ritual and prayers • a mythical individual, a hero or trickster, who teaches culture, proper behavior and provides sustenance to the tribe. ... This bond is shown in the frequent rituals in which animal behavior is simulated. ...

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In our individual but also collective behavior the makeup as a form of communication plays an increasingly larger role. ... Next I will list the meanings of various known colors, the primary and secondary ones along with the colors white, black and gray in terms of the different cultures of the world, as Carole La Pan puts it. ...

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