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        "id": 1182389,
        "msgid": "foreign-language-signs-unpatriotic-1447893297",
        "date": "1995-11-02 00:00:00",
        "title": "Foreign language signs unpatriotic",
        "author": null,
        "source": "",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Foreign language signs unpatriotic TULUNGAGUNG, East Java: The use of foreign languages in signs, posters and billboards is an indication of the inferiority felt by the advertisers, a linguist says. Suparno of the Teachers College in Malang said on Tuesday that the advertisers' insistence on using foreign languages, which is illegal under a new city ordinance, reflects a lack of pride in their nationality.",
        "content": "<p>Foreign language signs unpatriotic<\/p>\n<p>TULUNGAGUNG, East Java: The use of foreign languages in signs,<br>\nposters and billboards is an indication of the inferiority felt<br>\nby the advertisers, a linguist says.<\/p>\n<p>Suparno of the Teachers College in Malang said on Tuesday that<br>\nthe advertisers&apos; insistence on using foreign languages, which is<br>\nillegal under a new city ordinance, reflects a lack of pride in<br>\ntheir nationality.<\/p>\n<p>This &quot;lack of confidence hampers the process of shaping<br>\nnational character and identity,&quot; said Suparno as quoted by the<br>\nAntara news agency.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The development of education, technology and all other<br>\naspects of life is inseparable from the use of Indonesian<br>\nlanguage as the national communication tool,&quot; he said. (swe)<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/foreign-language-signs-unpatriotic-1447893297",
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