LECTURE 1 1. History of phonetic development 2. Subject of Phonetics 3. Branches of Phonetics 4. Connection of Phonetics with other sciences 5. Methods and devices of phonetic investigation 1. History of phonetic development The “birthplace” of phonetics is considered to be Ancient India. The idea of studying sounds was brought about by the need to understand Veda (1500 BC)‚ i.e. sacred songs (brahmans) sang during religious ceremonies. The principal question for the
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IN PRESS Tourism Management 27 (2006) 1373–1385 www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna‚ Nepal and Northwest Yunnan‚ China$ Gyan P. Nyaupanea‚Â Duarte B. Moraisb‚ Lorraine Dowlerc a Tourism Development and Management‚ School of Community Resources and Development‚ Arizona State University‚ P.O. Box 874703‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287‚ USA b Recreation‚ Park‚ and Tourism Management‚
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THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF E-BOOK INTRODUCTION Ever heard of E-book? It is not something new as it has been with us for almost forty years now. According to Mary Jane (2008)‚ E-book‚ electronic book or digital book is a digital version of a printed book. It is made in a form which can be read on computers‚ portable devices‚ some handsets or some other digital devices. It usually comes with tools which can make reading easier compare to a normal book. They allow readers to search for words
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Bacamante Subject : TC 101 – Principles in Tourism HISTORY OF TOURISM Early Tourism - Travel and exploration are basic to human nature. “Torah” - Hebrew word - Studying - Learning - Searching Old Testament - “Noah with his Ark” must have been the first large-scale operator - his passengers were mostly animals. Two Forms of Early Tourism: 1. Travel for business such as trading
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HOW TOURISM CAN CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIO-CULTURAL CONSERVATION Negative socio-cultural impacts from tourism How tourism can contribute to socio-cultural development Tourism can contribute to positive developments‚ not just negative impacts. It has the potential to promote social development through employment creation‚ income redistribution and poverty alleviation. Other potential positive impacts of tourism include: Tourism as a force for peace Traveling brings people into contact with each other and
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF SCHOOLS The concept of grouping students together in a centralized location for learning has existed since Classical antiquity. Formal schools have existed at least since ancient Greece (see Academy)‚ ancient Rome (see Education in Ancient Rome) ancient India (see Gurukul)‚ and ancient China (see History of education in China). The Byzantine Empire had an established schooling system beginning at the primary level. According to Traditions and Encounters‚ the founding of
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1. One landmark in the development in the history of music retail was the creation of the player piano. The player piano became very popular because the developments in technology gave way to giving people live music in their households when they want it player‚ and at a master level of performance. The next major thing to hit the music retail industry was radio technology developments. Unfortunately for the creators of the player piano‚ player pianos became much less profitable. Radio gave people
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The Ten “P’s” of Travel‚ Tourism and Hospitality Marketing* * From Best Practices for International Tourism Development for Rural Communities (2002) by David L. Edgell‚ Sr.‚ PHD Marketing… “…. to design a product/service combination that provides real value to targeted customers‚ motivates purchase‚ and fulfills genuine customer needs.” -James Makens et al.‚ Marketing for Hospitality and Tourism‚ 1999 Ten “P’s” 1. Product The tourism product differs from other products due
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There is no noun with the ability to represent modern life other than computer. Whether the effect is negative or positive‚ computers control nearly every aspect of our everyday life. Computers have evolved from bearing the role of strictly computing to having the ability of completing unthinkable tasks. Supermarket scanners calculate our grocery bill while keeping store inventory; computerized telephone switching centers play traffic cop to millions of calls and keep lines of communication untangled;
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