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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Slovak language see Slavic languages . ... Read more

Slovak language
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ...earlier literary cultivation of Czech , Slovak's western linguistic neighbour. Present-day literary Slovak was effectively consolidated by the 1850s on the basis of Central Slovak dialects. Slovak language Slovak language Slovak language Read more

Slovak literature
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...documents written in the Slovak language date from the 15th cent...cultural leaders emigrated to Slovakia (16th cent.); Czech was...and later (17th cent.) Slovak was used by Slovak Catholics. The Slovak language was first codified by... Read more

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	Slovak Language Vote Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/26/1990; 69 words ; The parliament of the Slovak republic made Slovak the republic's official language. President Vaclav Havel has expressed concern that nationalism will upset the country's stability but some Slovaks say they have been dominated too long by Czechs from the western portion of the country. The new law ... Read more
	Slovak Leader Approves Law On Language Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/29/1995; 145 words ; President Michal Kovac signed a controversial language law today, making Slovak the only state language and overriding previous laws on the languages...abstained, said they would challenge it in Slovakia's constitutional court. Hungary, concerned... Read more
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