Perspectives on Official English : : The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA / / ed. by Daniel T. Brink, Karen L. Adams.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 1990 - 1999
• MitwirkendeR: Adams, Karen L.,; Amastae, Jon,; Benally, AnCita,; Bingaman, Jeff,; Brandt, Elizabeth A.,; Brink, Daniel T.,; Castro, Max J.,; Davey, William G.,; Diamond, Stanley,; Dubois, Betty Lou,; Dyste, Connie,; Fidel, Noel,; Gonzalez, Roseann D.,; Haun, Margaret,; Hudson-Edwards, Alan,; Limage, Leslie J.,; Magnet, Joseph E.,; Marshall, David F.,; McCarty, T. L.,; Moran, Rachel F.,; Nunberg, Geoffrey,; Roca, Ana,; Ruiz, Richard,; Stein, Sharon McCloe,; Trasvina, John,; Weinstein, James,; Woolard, Kathryn A.,; Zall, Barnaby W.,; Zentella, Ana Celia,; Zepeda, Ofelia,
• HerausgeberIn: Adams, Karen L.,; Brink, Daniel T.,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2020]; ©1990
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Edition: Reprint 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , 57
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (365 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Introduction --; I. Theoretical Perspectives on Language Policy --; Official Languages and Language Planning --; II. International Perspectives on Language Policy --; 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 --; 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 --; 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 --; 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 --; Backmatter
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110857092; 9783110636895
• ISSN: 1861-0676
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110857092
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Daniel T. Brink, Karen L. Adams.