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Evolutionary neoteny can arise in a species when those conditions occur, and a species becomes sexually mature ahead of its "normal development". Another explanation for the neoteny in domesticated animals can be the selection for certain behavioral characteristics.
Bangladeshi English is an English accent heavily influenced by the Bengali language and its dialects in Bangladesh. [1] [2] This variety is very common among Bengalis from Bangladesh. The code-mixed usage of Bengali/Bangla and English is known as Benglish or Banglish. The term Benglish was recorded in 1972, and Banglish slightly later, in 1975. [3]
The book was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, [15] and won the award on November 9, 2020. In 2021, the book was awarded the $20,000 (Canadian) Trillium Book Award, [16] and was a shortlisted finalist for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award in 2021. [17] Thammavongsa was a judge for the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize. [18]
In the neoteny entry there are many references to a similar process, progenesis. A short description: - neoteny: the retaining of early characters (usually embryonic) in the adult. - progenesis: the earlier acquisition of sexual organs and gonads which can lead to sexually mature larval stages such as the ones mentioned in the neoteny entry.
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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Bengali on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Bengali in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (abbreviated AHD) uses a phonetic notation based on the Latin alphabet to transcribe the pronunciation of spoken English. It and similar respelling systems, such as those used by the Merriam-Webster and Random House dictionaries, are familiar to US schoolchildren.