... to the evolution of ‘a common language’ amongst child welfare professionals (e.g. Warren House Group, Dartington Social Research Unit, 2004 ). There have been strong reactions to ContactPoint at all stages of its development, from politicians (e.g. Earl of Northesk, 2004 ), the media (e.g. Carvel, 2004...

...Paul Michael Garrett children’s services common language flexibility resistance The Children Act 2004, initially heralded by the declarative Every Child Matters (ECM), reflects New Labour’s aspiration to reshape children’s services. At present, therefore, a range of policy initiatives...

... subsequent gradual replacement with four successor languages (Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin), the focus shifts to a detailed discussion of one notable reaction to these developments, namely the publication of a Declaration on the Common Language in 2017. This attention-catching document...

...Pidgins and creoles are the focus of this article. Pidgins and creoles are new languages that develop in language contact situations because of a need for communication among people who do not share a common language. A pidgin continues to be used primarily as a second language for intergroup...

...This chapter discusses the novel Mother Tongue, which was written by Demetria Martinez. It looks at how the novel tropes on the primordial category of a common language as a cultural unifier in order to disrupt the assumption of an essential Latino identity. It also shows...

... identifies the difference between common language and poetic language. In the past, the language used in poetry and in speech was the same. There was no particular reason for composing poetry—originally, poetry was a meaningless action. But because it is not the purpose of poetry to make people communicate...

... by the ancient art of rhetoric to localize that discursive space as a particularly English place. By fostering the use of a “common” language identifiable with a “common” land that together constitutes an English commonweal, the vernacular rhetorical guides undermine the rhetorical art. The chapter also...

..., the angelcynn, or English nation. It also discusses how the Alfredan nation defined itself against outsiders through its common language, Christian religion, and shared history. Alfred King Anglo Saxon Chronicle Alcuin Bede deathbed translations Regino of Prüm Wanderer Asser Life of King Alfred...

... value of ratings collateral requirements Friedman Thomas Bank for International Settlements BIS Basel framework common language of risk credit risk global financial markets nationally recognized statistical rating organizations NRSROs NRSROs nationally recognized statistical rating...

... mainly by speakers within Japan. It is rich in regional and social variation. Standard Japanese (hyōjungo) was formed after the Meiji Restoration along with kokugo ‘national language’ and nihongo ‘Japanese language’. The alternative concept of a ‘common language’, kyōtsūgo was introduced after World War...

... of nationhood and collective identity, and Lieber's emphasis on a common language and on the distinction between a “people” and a “nation”. Orestes Brownson was born in Vermont in 1803 and educated himself under the influence of Emerson, Thoreau, and the transcendentalist 65 school. A keen analyst...

... defines kyōtsūgo as “the common language, which can be used for exchanging ideas everywhere in a country,” and “hyōjungo” as “the ideal kokugo, constructed by refinement and control of kyōtsūgo according to a certain standard.” Therefore...

...Adopting a common currency among Member States of the European Union instead of using those countries' national currencies has paved the way for economic benefits and reinforced political cohesion within the European Union. As such, the adoption of a common language should also be able to bring...

... fifty years of work in community organizing, education, social work, and youth development into a new story of youth and community development through rites of passage. Community organizing, intervention, therapy, education, and youth development are linked together through the common language of rites...

...This chapter assesses the role of a larger degree of common language use between the populations of two countries on the so-called extensive product margin of trade. We focus on the overlap of products exported or imported between any pair of countries. The results suggest that the effect...

... tellingly, the early sixteenth century witnessed an increasing contrasting of the Latin terms dialectus and lingua, after Greek diálektos had been definitively borrowed into Neo-Latin. Another symptom was the creation of the concept of common language...

... Revolution Germany Mackintosh James The Morning Post Sheridan Richard Brinsley society Stuart Daniel France Great Britain Grenville George Ireland liberty Coleridge Thelwall Poetic influence on Wordsworth Common language poetry State treason Wordsworth lost his lease on Alfoxden as a result...

...This chapter highlights the Solidarity/Solidaridad project—twenty 2-hour Spanish and workers' rights classes and four half-day workshops—which aimed to create a common language and points of connection through which poultry workers could construct coalitions with their coworkers as well...

... to the American Republic. It also considers the notion that common language and cultural base ‘hid’ the English Diaspora in America and argues that while the English Diaspora in America remained relatively hidden it is an essential foundation of the culture and economy of the United States. America American...

...This chapter discusses the common languages of grading used by judges in wine, figure skating, diving, and other competitions, and their connections with scales and levels of measurement of competence and performance of a competitor or an aspiring politician. When common languages are used...