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

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Perspectives on Official English

The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA

Edited by: Karen L. Adams and Daniel T. Brink

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1990

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Volume 57 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Introduction Karen L. Adams and Daniel T. Brink Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
I. Theoretical Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	9
Official Languages and Language Planning Richard Ruiz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
II. International Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	27
Una Lingua, Una Patria?: Is Monolingualism Beneficial or Harmful to a Nation's Unity? David F. Marshall and Roseann D. Gonzalez Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
Canadian Perspectives on Official English Joseph E. Magnet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
Language Policy and Linguistic Tolerance in Ireland Alan Hudson-Edwards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	63
Language Policies in Western Europe and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Leslie J. Limage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
The Legislation of Bahasa Malaysia as the Official Language of Malaysia William G. Davey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	95
III. Perspectives on the Success of the Official English Campaign
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	107
English — the Official Language of California, 1983-1988 Stanley Diamond Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	111
Testimony before the State Legislature on California Proposition 63 Geoffrey Nunberg Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
Voting Rights, Liberal Voters and the Official English Movement: An Analysis of Campaign Rhetoric in San Francisco's Proposition "O" Kathryn A. Woolard Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
The Popularity of California's Proposition 63: An Analysis Connie Dyste Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	139
The Official English Movement in Florida Max J. Castro, Margaret Haun and Ana Roca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	151
Who Supports Official English, and Why?: The Influence of Social Variables and Questionnaire Methodology Ana Celia Zentella Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	161
IV. Language Patterns in the United States: The Southwestern Perspective
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
Ethnic and Linguistic Minorities in the Southwest: an Overview Karen L. Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	183
Official English and the Learning of English Jon Amastae Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
On the English Proficiency Act Jeff Bingaman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
The Official English Movement and the Role of First Languages Elizabeth A. Brandt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
Official English and the Urge to Legislate Betty Lou Dubois Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	229
The Navajo Language Today AnCita Benally and T. L. McCarty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	237
American Indian Language Policy Ofelia Zepeda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	247
V. Legal Perspectives on Language Policy
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	259
Legal Background and History of the English Language Movement Barnaby W. Zall and Sharon McCloe Stein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	261
Is Language Choice a Constitutional Right?: Outline of a Constitutional Analysis James Weinstein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273
Bilingualism and the Constitution John Trasvina Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	281
Language and the Law in the Classroom: Bilingual Education and the Official English Initiative Rachel F. Moran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Language Rights as Collective Rights Joseph E. Magnet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	293
On Walling In and Walling Out Noel Fidel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	301
Appendix I: Amendments, Initiatives, Resolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	307
Appendix II: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	317
Appendix III: Congressional Hearings on Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	318
Appendix IV: Constitution of the State of New Mexico Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	322
Appendix V: Representative Data on Language Use and Ethnicity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	323
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	331
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	353
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	355
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	366

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eBook published on:

March 23, 2020

eBook ISBN:

9783110857092

Hardcover published on:

July 1, 1990

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110123258

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Reprint 2020

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Front matter:

10

Main content:

365

Illustrations:

1

Tables:

14

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110857092

eBook ISBN: 9783110857092

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110123258

Keywords for this book

USA; Sprachpolitik; Amtssprache; Englisch; Geschichte 1980-1988

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