regionalism
பிரதேசவாதம்
definition
noun
a strong expression of regionalism
the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic, cultural, or political affiliation.
The publication of French dictionaries and lexicons by Enlightenment scholars further eroded regionalisms .
a linguistic feature peculiar to a particular region and not part of the standard language of a country.
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In the sixteenth century, 'regionalism' remained a powerful cultural force, despite the growing influence of London in most spheres of public life.
For them, 'regionalism' was the best solution to cope with political and religious differences.
In the west, written evidence for this linguistic 'regionalism' appears perhaps around 600, a little later than it does in the east.
From the challenges of globalization and multiculturalism through the rights agenda and 'regionalism' , Canada's political institutions must be adapted so as to be able to deal with these new circumstances.
A high level of religious practice often underlined 'regionalism' and even nationalism.
These new threats include resource scarcity - namely water - and growing economic 'regionalism' .
In contrast to many other Latin American nations, Chile has not experienced the emergence of strong 'regionalism' or conflicting regional cultural identities.
Somewhat paradoxically, and partly in parallel with military-political regional substructures, economic 'regionalism' can also be read as a structural effect of the global market.
What can be said at this stage is that 'regionalism' should not be dismissed as a party political gimmick.
But the question is how to build a strong and balancing opposition in the face of growing 'regionalism' and absence of any political ideology, which has been replaced by caste and creed considerations.
Despite their different approaches in regional studies and 'regionalism' , Morrissey and Hirt both agree that a region's boundaries change over time.
In contrast with England, which remains the most centralised country in Europe and beyond, 'regionalism' is a strong movement in parts of Europe.
In a land of long distances, and of disguised but strong 'regionalism' , the difficulty of operating as a national institution is not fully appreciated, and so the difficulty is not fully met.
In exploring this point she charts how political identity, ethnicity, and 'regionalism' were related to the local economy and the actions of a weak national state.
a strong expression of 'regionalism'
The country is facing all the great issues of economic change, 'regionalism' , and cultural and geographic diversity, while Americanization proceeds apace.
Previously campaigners have put forward worthy-but-dull arguments about decentralising democracy and developing 'regionalism' along the European model.
This cultural 'regionalism' had its own compensations.
In the dimension of politics, 'regionalism' is far from being entirely bad.
To separate nationalism from 'regionalism' or particularism is difficult and often depends upon the eye of the observer.
Yet, despite 'regionalism' 's dubious political ramifications, it brought a measure of confidence to writers who needed to be convinced that their province was worthy of creative representation.
a strong expression of 'regionalism'
Both traditionalist and progressive arguments were mobilized in those parts of France where 'regionalism' was strong.
The organization and settlement of the Northwest Territory was the opening act of self-definition for 'regionalists' like Hall.
But we do have charming 'regionalisms' , which have been studied in the fascinating Dialect Survey.
Mostly he gets lampooned for 'regionalisms' that are not really properly called errors at all, as Mark noted.
In Britain, however, the most local dialects were associated with the groups at the lower end of the social hierarchy, while those at the top spoke RP, which showed no trace of 'regionalisms' .
If you want to make a list of presidential 'regionalisms' , fine - but don't call them mispronunciations.
We have no comprehensive dictionary, no etymological dictionary, no dictionaries of 'regionalisms' , no modern thesaurus.
Nor is it only the accents that the companies want to eliminate from the office - they also want us to drop our 'regionalisms' like ‘howdy,’ replacing it with the uniform ‘hello.’
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