Some sounds, even though they're generally regarded as markers of an "inferior" dialect, are nevertheless used to signal group membership, solidarity or cool.
They were the latest markers of an intractable public health crisis that has been unfolding in slow motion for a generation.
Researchers suspect hair loss could be among many markers of an increased risk of hypertension, caused in part by higher levels of testosterone and other hormones, and more androgen receptors in the scalp.
(I've removed the function-words like pronouns and conjunctions from this analysis, even though they are, counterintuitively, the clearest markers of an individual's style.
Even so, her elfin looks — the height, the wide cheeks, the serious eyes — along with the relatively deep voice were not markers of an obvious ingénue.
Even as he lived the markers of an ordinary, productive life — as a student, as a soldier in the Army for four years and then as a New York City correction officer for 20 years — Mr. Shabazz continued to pursue his personal vision, meticulously documenting life in New York.
The patterns of colors on these sedimentary rocks — from black and thinly striated to red-brown — are markers of an ancient lake that alternated from deep to shallow in 20,000-year cycles controlled by the wobble of the earth's axis and the amount of sunlight hitting the planet.
The markers of an insecure environment are prevalent in Quito and its environs.
"The active regions appear brighter because those are areas that emit more light and energy -- markers of an intense and complex set of magnetic fields hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona".
What we found in polling retirees (as well as current workers) may surprise you: When it comes to key "markers" of an enjoyable retirement, their real-life experience soundly beats the expectations of today's workers.
It is a highly contrived capture of a, presumably, joyful moment in the woman's life, yet the cultural weight these images accrue surpass their status as mere artifacts to become bench markers of an envisioned mommyhood that will never live up to the realities of new mothering.
