Sentence examples for linguistic difficulty from inspiring English sources

A linguistic difficulty reflects the problem: "Venture capital" translates badly as Risikokapital, which sounds risky rather than appealing.

A step up in linguistic difficulty from "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," this latest from Hall ("Perfect Square," "My Heart Is Like a Zoo") nonetheless captures some of that classic's tumble-bumble rhythm and "read it again" magic.

It was a surprising choice, not least because of the novel's linguistic difficulty and extreme violence (there is cannibalism, a baby is roasted over a fire), though Winfrey was no doubt beguiled by its subtext of Christian redemption: as he weakens and nears death, the father comes to believe that his son is blessed, a holy child, our saviour.

There's a bit of a linguistic difficulty in writing a book on junk DNA, because it is a constantly shifting term.

His inability to connect with the local coalminers was compounded by a practical, linguistic difficulty: he couldn't make head or tail of their quick-fire patois known as 'Walloon French', while they were mystified by his own attempts at French, which to their ears sounded overly formal and fussy.

We are hit with the first (and biggest) such problem, at the very beginning, in a brief "Notes on Nomenclature": There's a bit of a linguistic difficulty in writing a book on junk DNA, because it is a constantly shifting term.

Tells about the linguistic difficulties.

In Europe, "Sweeney Todd" is a staple, but the other shows -- despite linguistic difficulties -- are beginning to make their way.

We wear our ineptitude like a badge of honour, overcoming any linguistic difficulties encountered abroad by simply TALK-ING VE-RY LOUD AND VE-RY SLOW, DO YOU SPEAK-AY DA INGLAYSAY?

The neurologist Norman Geschwind proposed that the greater testosterone levels found in males may inhibit development in the left (language-related) side of the brain, explaining why boys have more linguistic difficulties than girls.

Despite linguistic difficulties, a number of 20th-century scholars have maintained modified versions of this etymology, linking the first element of the word with the Gaulish god Belenos (Irish: Belenus).