TY - BOOK AU - Adams,Karen L. AU - Amastae,Jon AU - Benally,AnCita AU - Bingaman,Jeff AU - Brandt,Elizabeth A. AU - Brink,Daniel T. AU - Castro,Max J. AU - Davey,William G. AU - Diamond,Stanley AU - Dubois,Betty Lou AU - Dyste,Connie AU - Fidel,Noel AU - Gonzalez,Roseann D. AU - Haun,Margaret AU - Hudson-Edwards,Alan AU - Limage,Leslie J. AU - Magnet,Joseph E. AU - Marshall,David F. AU - McCarty,T.L. AU - Moran,Rachel F. AU - Nunberg,Geoffrey AU - Roca,Ana AU - Ruiz,Richard AU - Stein,Sharon McCloe AU - Trasvina,John AU - Weinstein,James AU - Woolard,Kathryn A. AU - Zall,Barnaby W. AU - Zentella,Ana Celia AU - Zepeda,Ofelia TI - Perspectives on Official English: The Campaign for English as the Official Language of the USA T2 - Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL] , SN - 9783110123258 AV - P119.32.U6 .P47 1990 U1 - 306.44973 23 PY - 2020///] CY - Berlin, Boston : PB - De Gruyter Mouton, KW - Language policy KW - United States KW - Amtssprache KW - Englisch KW - Geschichte 1980-1988 KW - Sprachpolitik KW - USA KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh N1 - 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; restricted access; Issued also in print UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110857092 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110857092 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110857092/original ER -