Sentence examples for language controversy from inspiring English sources

This is one of the reasons why the language controversy in Finland created such bitterness.

A younger radical generation now raised the demand for the supremacy of Finnish, and the language controversy was a bitterly contested issue during the interwar period.

Early publications on the Norwegian language controversy were Det norske målstrævs historie (1898) and Det vitskapelege grunnlage for målstræve (1900).

We've also looked at language controversies like English in Quebec and Catalan in Spain and the linguistic kaleidoscope that is India.

The speech controversy stems from a decades-old debate over manualism, the teaching of sign language as the primary means of communication, vs. oralism, teaching spoken-language skills through speech production and lip reading.

In his current compilation of a lifetime's profound essays and speeches, Garner wades into language and legal controversy and often lets his hair down.

The band drew on satire and lampoon to ridicule their adversaries, in songs such as Kill for Peace, Supergirl and Slum Goddess, often using language that drew controversy and censorship.

Over the following decades, he had a major role in shaping the modern Romanian language, but caused controversy when he advocated the massive introduction of Italian neologisms into the Romanian lexis.

The Stuff of Thought approaches the same topics, but less provocatively, asking what we can learn about human nature from the way we use language: a storm of controversy seems unlikely.

The language has generated considerable controversy in the JavaScript community, but has many supporters, including JavaScript creator Brendan Eich.

We see the same language games in the controversy over access to contraceptives.