The Navajo Language Today

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents VII
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Theoretical Perspectives on Language Policy
6. Introduction 9
7. Official Languages and Language Planning 11
8. II. International Perspectives on Language Policy
9. Introduction 27
10. Una Lingua, Una Patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity? 29
11. Canadian Perspectives on Official English 53
12. Language Policy and Linguistic Tolerance in Ireland 63
13. Language Policies in Western Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 83
14. The Legislation of Bahasa Malaysia as the Official Language of Malaysia 95
15. III. Perspectives on the Success of the Official English Campaign
16. Introduction 107
17. English — the Official Language of California, 1983-1988 111
18. Testimony before the State Legislature on California Proposition 63 121
19. Voting Rights, Liberal Voters and the Official English Movement: An Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in San Francisco's Proposition "O" 125
20. The Popularity of California's Proposition 63: An Analysis 139
21. The Official English Movement in Florida 151
22. Who Supports Official English, and Why?: The Influence of Social Variables and Questionnaire Methodology 161
23. IV. Language Patterns in the United States: The Southwestern Perspective
24. Introduction 181
25. Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities in the Southwest: an Overview 183
26. Official English and the Learning of English 199
27. On the English Proficiency Act 209
28. The Official English Movement and the Role of First Languages 215
29. Official English and the Urge to Legislate 229
30. The Navajo Language Today 237
31. American Indian Language Policy 247
32. V. Legal Perspectives on Language Policy
33. Introduction 259
34. Legal Background and History of the English Language Movement 261
35. Is Language Choice a Constitutional Right?: Outline of a Constitutional Analysis 273
36. Bilingualism and the Constitution 281
37. Language and the Law in the Classroom: Bilingual Education and the Official English Initiative 285
38. Language Rights as Collective Rights 293
39. On Walling In and Walling Out 301
40. Appendix I: Amendments, Initiatives, Resolutions 307
41. Appendix II: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 317
42. Appendix III: Congressional Hearings on Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona 318
43. Appendix IV: Constitution of the State of New Mexico 322
44. Appendix V: Representative Data on Language Use and Ethnicity 323
45. References 331
46. List of Contributors 353
47. Index 355
48. Backmatter 366