Biography Category
in speech, emphasis given a particular sound, called prosodic systems in linguistics. There are three basic accentual methods: stress, tone, and lengt...
( krä´, k´r ) (KEY) , city (1984 pop. 867,459), capital of Ghana, a port on the Gulf of Guinea. It is Ghana’s largest city and its administrativ...
musical instrument consisting of a rectangular bellows expanded and contracted between the hands. Buttons or keys operated by the player open valves, ...
( l´´k m ´n z) (KEY) , fl. 5th cent. B.C., Athenian sculptor, said to have been a pupil and rival of Phidias. He worked in gold, ivory, and bronze....
(r n ´ v ktôr´ b zhônwä´) (KEY) , 1872–1957, Swiss artist. Auberjonois settled in Lausanne in 1914 and created costumes for Stravinsky’s Hi...
( j´´ l ´d s) (KEY) , c.540–c.460 B.C., Greek sculptor of the Argive school, famous for his statues of gods and Olympian athletes. Some modern au...