Perspectives on Official English

Name: Perspectives on Official English | The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA
Brand: De Gruyter Mouton
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The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA

Karen L. Adams Daniel T. Brink(Herausgeber*in)

De Gruyter Mouton (Verlag)

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Erschienen am 23. März 2020

X, 365 Seiten

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Intro
Preface
Contents
Introduction
I. Theoretical Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction
Official Languages and Language Planning
II. International Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction
Una Lingua, Una Patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity?
Canadian Perspectives on Official English
Language Policy and Linguistic Tolerance in Ireland
Language Policies in Western Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
The Legislation of Bahasa Malaysia as the Official Language of Malaysia
III. Perspectives on the Success of the Official English Campaign
Introduction
English - the Official Language of California, 1983-1988
Testimony before the State Legislature on California Proposition 63
Voting Rights, Liberal Voters and the Official English Movement: An Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in San Francisco's Proposition "O
The Popularity of California's Proposition 63: An Analysis
The Official English Movement in Florida
Who Supports Official English, and Why?: The Influence of Social Variables and Questionnaire Methodology
IV. Language Patterns in the United States: The Southwestern Perspective
Introduction
Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities in the Southwest: an Overview
Official English and the Learning of English
On the English Proficiency Act
The Official English Movement and the Role of First Languages
Official English and the Urge to Legislate
The Navajo Language Today
American Indian Language Policy
V. Legal Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction
Legal Background and History of the English Language Movement
Is Language Choice a Constitutional Right?: Outline of a Constitutional Analysis
Bilingualism and the Constitution
Language and the Law in the Classroom: Bilingual Education and the Official English Initiative
Language Rights as Collective Rights
On Walling In and Walling Out
Appendix I: Amendments, Initiatives, Resolutions
Appendix II: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Appendix III: Congressional Hearings on Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona
Appendix IV: Constitution of the State of New Mexico
Appendix V: Representative Data on Language Use and Ethnicity
References
List of Contributors
Index

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