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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. The question investigated.
is whether lexicalizations about environmental preservation are the first step in the.
educational process towards a realization of the saliency of the environment. In short,.
would young generations, and young minds benefit from an overt knowledge and.
teaching of the extent to which current linguistic vocalizations reflect our orientation.
either towards or away from environmental concerns? A related query is to investigate if.
modern lexicalizations of our environment in fact reflect generational shifts away from.
naturalistic privileging, and consequently respect for the power and pivotal role of.
natural phenomena, to a much more anthropocentric emphasis which instead privileges.
human-made "creations" over nature's pervasive bounty? Stated differently, do current.
vocal lexicalizations stress 'our' creations over nature's? Evidence from an informal poll.
conducted by in-service educators administered to 3 generations of 72 speakers in a local.
peninsular region is presented and analyzed. While the results do point to potentially.
alarming trends in 21st century vocalizations about the environment, the essay does.
highlight some optimistic trends. What this informal study does underscore is the.
potential power of oral linguistic choices to change mental dispositions – a diachronic.
shift at work shaping and encoding 'new' world-views. The essay concludes by.
speculating on whether the younger generation is more "orally" conscious of its.
The Chesapeake Bay is America's largest estuary and one of the world's most productive. ... A total of about 15 million people reside in the Chesapeake Bay water shed. ... The Chesapeake Bay's decline was evident as early as the 1950s. ... There are three basic ways that pollution gets into the Chesapeake Bay. ... Erosion must be decreased through more responsible planting, and construction site layout. ...
Grass beds in the Chesapeake Bay's shallow waters are known as submerged aquatic vegetation or SAV. ... Eel grass naturally filters and traps sediment flowing through the ecosystem, it reduces shoreline erosion by minimizing wave energy. ... Research is now being completed on the massive decline of SAV in the Chesapeake Bay. ... These new science-based goals will help Chesapeake Bay partners reduce nutrient and sediment pollution entering the Bay as well as improve the quality of tributaries throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. ... In addition, SAV adds oxygen to the water,...
Chesapeake blue crabs are understood to be some of the most delicious in the world. ... Early settlers documented the utilization of the blue crab by the native people of the Chesapeake Bay. ... Population decline In recent times the Chesapeake Bay has seen a noticeable decrease in the blue crab population as well as in the yield taken by the watermen (Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee, no date available). Graph 1 shows how the number of young crabs has changed (Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment Committee 2001). ... Erosion has become an ever-growing phenomenon in the bay caused by...
(USDA, 1999, p.3) Today, the CRP program is safeguarding millions of acres of American topsoil from erosion, improving air quality, increasing wildlife habitat, and protecting ground and surface water by reducing water runoff and sedimentation. ... The six factors are: wildlife; water quality; erosion; enduring benefits; air quality benefits from reduced wind erosion; and State or National Conservation Priority Areas (CPAs). ... The five national CPAs are Long Island Sound, the Chesapeake Bay, the Great Lakes, the Longleaf Pine region, and the Prairie Pothole region. ... Under CRP contracts, f...
At the Fall Line, the elevation of the hard erosion resistant rocks of the Piedmont drops into the sedimentary flat coastland. ... The rich farmland of the Chesapeake fueled the growth of Richmond and Baltimore. ... As in the Chesapeake, the slave owners became wealthy, powerful and politically influential. ...
Things like Everglades revitalization, Chesapeake Bay cleanup/ protection, and toxic waste storage in the Yucca Mountains can be handled by the states since the territories are in the states themselves. ... The Chesapeake Bay is currently being polluted by drainage and toxins carried by rainwater as it flows through streams and rivers towards the Bay. ... Land erosion is also growing worse and worse. ...
A large amount of the continental ridge was developing and the Susquehanna run through the Chesapeake valley and across the open ridge to the sea 80 km or more to the east "during the glacial maxima. "About five to six thousand years ago was when the Chesapeake Bay was created, when the low lying area of the Susquehanna River through the Chesapeake lowland was flooded as liquefy water from the huge Pleistocene continental glaciers increased sea level. Due to the constant rise of the sea level and the shoreline erosion, the bay stretched to its "aerial extent." ...
For example from the Environmental Protection Association, an increase in the salt content of the Delaware and Chesapeake bays is thought to have decreased the number of oysters able to live in those waters. Besides, Oceanfront property would be affected by flooding, and beach erosion could leave structures even more vulnerable to storm waves. ...
In Maryland, severe beach erosion just as Florida occurred and unfortunately a large portion of Ocean City's 100-ft fishing pier was destroyed (Blake, 2012). Heavy rains produced by the storm exacerbated storm surge flooding along Chesapeake Bay, and hundreds of roads were either closed or impassable due to fallen debris or flooding during the height of the storm (Blake, 2012). ... The combined costs of beach erosion and damage to some structures in Florida are estimated to be approximately between $50 and $75 million (Blake, 2012). ...