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the study of language as it affects and is affected by social relations. Sociolinguistics encompasses a broad range of concerns, including bilingualis...
(sl v) (KEY) , mountain range, 15 mi (24 km) long, central Republic of Ireland, on the border of Counties Laoighis and Offaly. The range, which rises ...
(j vän´n bät-t s´tä d nä´t ) (KEY) , 1826–73, Italian astronomer, b. Pisa. Serving as director of the Florence Observatory from 1864, he was...
apparent dome over the earth, background of the clouds, sun, moon, and stars. The blue color of the clear daytime sky results from the selective scatt...
1768–1835, American pioneer in the cotton textile industry, b. Derbyshire, England. As an apprentice and later a mill supervisor, he gained a thorou...
1930–, British photographer. Educated at Eton and Cambridge, he married Princess Margaret in 1960 and was created earl the following year. The marri...