Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether a proto-Romance language ever existed is controversially discussed amongst linguists and historians, a debate known as Questione Ladina.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether they were among the nations referred to in the Ancient Egyptian language as Shutu or Shasu is a matter of some debate among scholars.

Whether the two varieties are one language or two has not been finally established.

Whether a neologism continues as part of the language depends on many factors, probably the most important of which is acceptance by the public.

: Whether the sun shines, whether it rains, storms or snows, By day and night, evening or morn, How homely you still sound, The Upper Harz language, O Andreasberg how beautiful you are.

# Whether the youngest generations are acquiring fluency in the language.

Whether in one ’ s native language or a second language, the acquisition of new vocabulary is a continual process.

Whether or not it is due to genetic unity, typologically the Australian languages form a language area or Sprachbund, sharing much of their vocabulary and sharing many distinctive phonological features across the entire continent.

Whether they spoke a Celtic ( i. e. Gaulish ), Germanic, or other Indo-European language is unclear.

Whether programming in a language that is more abstract than mainstream 3GL languages will result in systems of better quality, cheaper cost or faster delivery, is a question that has yet to be adequately answered.

Whether the superstratum case ( the local language persists and the intrusive language disappears ) or the substratum one ( the local language disappears and the intrusive language persists ) applies will normally only be evident after several generations, during which the intrusive language exists within a diaspora culture.

Whether we take the signified or the signifier, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.

Whether or not this is correct, Cornish was her first language.

Whether Rico's clever responses equate to any kind of language comprehension or even whether they demonstrate any language skill ( apart from distinguishing the difference among sounds ) is at best unclear.

Whether the codification is successful depends heavily on its acceptance by the population as well as its form of implementation by the government, e. g. promoting its prestige and spread, teaching the norm in school and language courses, and so on.

Lincoln saw that the act of secession made the issue for the Union a vital one: Whether it was a Union of sovereign citizens that should continue to live, or an association of sovereign states that must fall prey either to `` anarchy or despotism ''.

Whether in prose or poetry, all of Heidenstam's later work was concerned with Sweden.

Whether the Fathers, who died before Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, were justified and saved only by the blood which he shed, and the death which he suffered after his incarnation??

Whether the only price of our redemption were not the death of Christ on the cross, with the rest of his sufferings and obediences, in the time of his life here, after he was born of the Virgin Mary??

Whether this, or overt action, was the cause of the crash must be promptly determined.

Whether or not Wally lost his job was no concern of mine.

Whether this was a reflection of his age or of the fact that Christie was by now heartily sick of him it is difficult to assess.

Whether this was during one of Poirot ’ s numerous retirements or before she entered his employment is unknown.

Whether this was a wise policy or not, it caused the Roman legionaries to look down on their emperor as one who was prepared to commit unsoldierly conduct.

Whether the motion was due to an irregular distribution of the Earth's atmosphere, thus involving abnormal variations in the refractive index, was also investigated ; here, again, negative results were obtained.

Whether Bragi the god originally arose as a deified version of Bragi Boddason was much debated in the 19th century, especially by the German scholars Eugen Mogk and Sophus Bugge.

" Whether Johnson's description was entirely truthful or embellished is unclear, but it seems likely that Teach understood the value of appearances ; better to strike fear into the heart of one's enemies, than rely on bluster alone.

Whether this was an attempt to foster increasing unity by dissolving legal boundaries between communities, or to effect domination of the Turkish Cypriots by the majority Greek Cypriots, remains controversial.

Whether or not this incident is true, Adomnan's text specifically states that the monster was swimming in the River Ness-the river flowing from the loch-rather than in Loch Ness itself.

In May 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court provided an opinion after it was asked to certify a question referred by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington: “ Whether a public library, consistent with Article I, § 5 of the Washington Constitution, may filter Internet access for all patrons without disabling Web sites containing constitutionally-protected speech upon the request of an adult library patron .” The Washington State Supreme Court ruled that NCRL ’ s internet filtering policy did not violate Article I, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution.

Whether this was a genuine attempt to reconcile with hostile factions in the Senate cannot be ascertained.

Whether it was Sidney next challenged Oxford to a duel or the other way around, Oxford did not take it further, and the Queen personally took Sidney to task for not recognizing the difference between his status and Oxford's.

Whether the rumour of Oxford's death was related to the illness mentioned in his letters earlier in the year is unknown.

Whether this similarity was intentional or accidental, it may explain why the plainer fashion of placing the stars in three parallel rows was preferred by many Americans over the quincuncial style.

Whether and how far the council was confirmed by Pope John VIII is also a matter of dispute: The council was held in the presence of papal legates, who approved of the proceedings, Roman Catholic historian Fr.

Whether it was because of the money he had ( most of which was from when he stole part of the ecclesiastic treasury ) or due to Greek influence that wanted to keep him in power for their own gains ( or perhaps a combination of them both ), it is clear that he must have had the support of an influential group to have stayed in power for as long as he did.

Whether that number refers just to his relatives or to the friends-and-relations as a group is unknown, if it had any basis at all.

Whether or not the group members plan to release a second Masters of Illusion LP is currently unknown.

Whether or not this was the real reason behind Rosa's micronation, the Italian government's response was swift: a group of four carabinieri and tax inspectors landed on the " Isola delle Rose " and assumed control.

Whether it is indeed justified to accept such a small group is doubtful ; it may well be that the closest living relatives of the " Stenopterygii " are found among the superorder Protacanthopterygii, and that the former would need to be merged in the latter.

Whether the group may be legally prosecuted is still a matter of debate.

Whether there can be a clear delimitation of a white-eye subfamily or even a young or emerging family is a question that requires a more comprehensive study of both this group and Timaliidae to resolve.

It was speculated that members of the Heaven's Gate group committed mass suicide based on rumors Bell aired, but others dismissed the idea, noting that the Heaven's Gate website stated: " Whether Hale-Bopp has a ' companion ' or not is irrelevant from our perspective.

Whether or not he was part of the intimate group, his music was among the best known in Florence.

Whether Lewis always intended to split the AFL over this issue is debatable ; at the outset, the CIO presented itself as only a group of unions within the AFL gathered to support industrial unionism, rather than a group opposed to the AFL itself.

Whether the Salticellinae and the group around Sepedon warrant recognition as additional subfamilies or are better included in the Sciomyzinae proper is likewise not yet entirely clear.

Whether it is indeed justified to accept such a small group is doubtful ; it may well be that the closest living relatives of the " Stenopterygii " are found among the superorder Protacanthopterygii, and that the former would need to be merged in the latter.

Whether it is online social media or chat rooms, the Internet essentially fosters group polarization for individuals who are using the Internet to communicate.

Whether it be working on a group project for a class or organizing a Greek-life event, students are constantly forced to share their beliefs, ideas, and opinions on whatever the area of concern is.

Whether or not the group possesses a deck already ( from previous games ), they will usually want to add a few more cards, so the first phase of the game involves each player creating six or seven new cards to add to the deck.

Whether he said this is debated, but a group of 20 to 30 men, inflamed by the statement, went to the Carrier house.

Whether the brigands were English, Piedmontese or merely vagabonds was not easily determined and, when the Great Fear had spread to its largest expanse, it was a system, feudalism, rather than a specific person or group, at which its animosity was directed.

Whether they displaced the earlier group or moved onto an abandoned site is unknown.

* Whether they arrive encapsulated or natively, the RP forwards the source's de-capsulated data packets down the RP-centered distribution tree toward group members.

Whether a group is all-male, all-female, or mixed / coed, most share similar traits.

Whether or not Lusitano ever attempted to refute Vicentino's expanded version is not known ; however, Vicentino's book was influential with the group of madrigalists working in Ferrara in the next two decades, including Luzzasco Luzzaschi and Carlo Gesualdo.

" After the group finished and the crowd finally settled down, the MC came up and said " Whether you know it or not, that was rock ' n ' roll.

Whether the “ it ” be that of Richard Dawkins ’ reductionist gene-centred worldpicture, the “ universal acid ” of Daniel Dennett ’ s meaningless Darwinism, or David Sloan Wilson ’ s faith in group selection ( not least to explain the role of human religions ), we certainly need to acknowledge each provides insights but as total explanations of what we see around us they are, to put it politely, somewhat incomplete.