Perspectives on Official English : : The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA /

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

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (365 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • 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
  • Backmatter

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