M.E.S. Ponnani College, Ponnani

تقدّم هذه الدراسة مقاربةً لسانيةً دلاليةً شمولية، منطلقةً من «نظرية الصفر اللغوي» للدكتورة سناء حميد البياتي، لقراءة السياق القرآني على مستويين تطبيقيين. يتناول المستوى الأول عدول الأفعال المصاحبة عن دلالتها الزمنية المباشرة نحو وظيفة تصويرية حركية، بعد أن يحدّد الفعل الرئيس الزمن العام للجملة، وكذلك ظاهرة الوحدات الزمنية المركبة المتلاحمة. ويتناول المستوى الثاني الدلالة الصوتية وما يتصل بها من جرس الأصوات وصفاتها النطقية وبنية المقاطع والإيقاع، مع التمييز بين هذه الظواهر والتنغيم بوصفه ظاهرة فوق مقطعية تتصل أساسًا بتنظيم طبقة الصوت. اعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي التحليلي التطبيقي على عينة قصدية قوامها خمسة عشر شاهدًا/وحدةً تحليلية موزعة على الظواهر المدروسة. وتشير النتائج إلى أن عدول الأفعال قد يؤدي وظيفةً تصويريةً دلاليةً في الشواهد المختارة، وأن بعض الخصائص الصوتية والمقطعية تتآزر مع السياق في إنتاج الإيحاء الدلالي، كما تشير شواهد العينة إلى صعوبة افتراض التماثل المطلق بين الألفاظ المتقاربة دلاليًا داخل السياق المدروس. وتخلص الدراسة إلى أن هذا الإطار يمكن أن يقدّم أداةً تحليليةً شموليةً مفيدةً لقراءة العلاقة بين التركيب والدلالة والصوت، مع بقاء نتائجها في حدود العينة المختارة. This study presents a comprehensive linguistic-semantic approach, drawing on Dr. Sanaa Hamid Al-Bayati’s “Linguistic Zero Theory” to examine the Qur’anic context at two analytical levels. The first level addresses the deviation of accompanying verbs from their direct temporal meanings toward a dynamic pictorial function after the main verb establishes the general tense of the sentence, as well as the phenomenon of cohesive compound temporal units. The second level examines phonetic meaning and its related features, including sound resonance, articulatory properties, syllabic structure, and rhythm, while distinguishing these phenomena from intonation as a suprasegmental phenomenon primarily concerned with the organization of pitch. The study adopts an applied descriptive-analytical approach based on a purposive sample consisting of fifteen textual instances/analytical units distributed across the phenomena under investigation. The findings indicate that verbal deviation may serve a semantic pictorial function in the selected instances and that certain phonetic and syllabic features interact with the context to produce semantic suggestion. The sample also indicates the difficulty of assuming absolute equivalence among semantically similar expressions within the context under study. The study concludes that this framework can provide a useful comprehensive analytical tool for examining the relationship between syntax, semantics, and phonetics, while acknowledging that its findings remain limited to the selected sample.

The coastal lowlands of Kerala in southwest India are endowed with deposits of fluvial and marine and aeolian mineral resources. Kerala's beach placers are a major and strategic mineral source in the area. Apart from beach placers, the coastal area in and around Alappuzha district has vast amounts of silica sand that occur between the Vembanad Lake and the seashore, spanning for about 35 km from Cherthala to Arookutti. Although many studies have been carried out on Kerala's beach placers, studies on silica-sand deposits of Alappuzha-Cherthala belt are very limited. Therefore, the present study addresses the textural and mineralogical characteristics of the Alappuzha-Cherthala belt. Fine sand comprises 11.2% to 57.3% in the surface sediments, while in the subsurface samples fine sand varies from 25.66% to 66.5%. Both the surface and subsurface sands are moderately to well sorted. These sands are in general coarsely skewed and leptokurtic. The mineralogical analysis reveals that opaques, sillimanite, and zircon dominate in the heavy mineral assemblage. The CM pattern revealed that the sands were generally transported by rolling and suspension. High sillimanite concentrations in the samples suggest a sialic metamorphic origin for silica sands. Long beach currents carried sillimanite and quartzose sands from the coastal extents of the Trivandrum Block in the south (south of Achankovil lineament) towards the Alappuzha-Cherthala coast, which is later modified into the silica sand deposits during the aridity event in the beginning of Late Holocene.

Over the past three decades, Wayanad District in the Western Ghats has undergone notable ecological changes in vegetation, land use, and hydrology. This study uses NDVI-based spatiotemporal analysis to examine vegetation health and land cover dynamics from 1991 to 2021, with future projections for 2031 and 2041 using the CA-ANN model. Results show a significant increase in thick vegetation from 102.93 km² in 2001 to 1015.40 km² in 2021, indicating effective forest regeneration. Light vegetation has correspondingly declined, transforming into denser forest cover. Agricultural zones such as Meenangadi and Panamaram reveal seasonal NDVI fluctuations tied to farming practices. Barren lands, especially those affected by quarrying and urban growth, have varied over time, highlighting the need for targeted restoration. Water bodies show minor spatial variations linked to rainfall and management efforts. Projections indicate stabilization of thick vegetation at 47.51% and a reduction in barren land by 2041. The study underscores the value of NDVI and CA-ANN modelling for predicting land cover change and supports informed land-use planning and conservation to promote ecological resilience in the face of anthropogenic pressures.

Morphometric analysis of Kabani River Basin in Wayanad district of Kerala was done using two different approaches. The first approach utilized CartoSat DEM with 30m resolution, and second used Survey of India (SOI) topographic maps of 1:50,000 scale. Drainage networks were digitally extracted from SOI toposheet using ArcGIS software. Drainage networks were created from the DEM (Digital Elevation Model) by using Hydrology tool available in ArcGIS. A comparative study of morphometric parameters derived by the two approaches revealed important insights into the advantages and limitations of each dataset for various applications. In the present study, it could be seen that drainage delineation done with CartoSat DEM data matched well with the ground truth than the drainage extracted from toposheets. The linear, areal and relief parameters derived from both the datasets are discussed in detail to show their significance in geomorphological and hydrogeological studies of the terrain.

This paper examines the various constraints faced by fisherwomen in their participation in the workforce. These constraints include socio-cultural factors, economic barriers, and limited access to resources and training. Gender-based discrimination and traditional gender roles often restrict women’s involvement in certain types of work. The study was conducted in the Thiruvananthapuram and Malappuram districts of Kerala. The main objective was to examine the relationship between work status and health, skills, family attitudes, general awareness, scheme utilisation, family income, expenditure, and debt. Primary data were used for the study. The major statistical tools employed for data analysis were the Chi-square test and bar diagrams. The sample consisted of 398 fisherwomen, of whom 262 were unemployed and 136 were employed. Stratified random sampling was used for data collection. The analysis of the constraints affecting the work participation of fisherwomen reveals the interconnected nature of socio-cultural, economic, health-related, and institutional barriers. Traditional gender roles and societal expectations continue to limit women’s mobility and restrict their participation in economically productive activities. Approximately 80 per cent of the unemployed women had education only up to the seventh standard. Similarly, 90–91 per cent of their parents had education only up to the seventh standard. Low educational attainment among unemployed women and their parents restricts access to skilled employment, thereby reinforcing cycles of poverty and economic dependency.