Author: James Crawford
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226120163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
As late as 1987, two-thirds of the Americans who responded to a national survey believed that English was the official language of the United States. In fact, the Constitution is silent on the issue. Since Senator S. I. Hayakawa first proposed an English Language Amendment in Congress in 1981, Official English has been considered in forty-seven states and adopted by seventeen; the amendment is pending in the 102d Congress. Supporters argue that English has always been our common language—a means of resolving conflicts in a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious groups, and an essential tool of social mobility and cultural integration. Opponents charge that the amendment is unnecessary and that it threatens civil rights, educational opportunities, and free speech, wrapping racist biases in a cloak of patriotism. Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy provides a balanced, comprehensive guide to this complex and often confusing debate. It is an essential handbook and reference for advocates, educators, policymakers, jurists, scholars, and citizens who seek to join this debate fully informed. Addressing the issues involved in developing America's first planned national language policy, James Crawford has expertly collected and introduced more than eighty-five source documents and articles.
Language Loyalties
Author: James Crawford
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226120163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
As late as 1987, two-thirds of the Americans who responded to a national survey believed that English was the official language of the United States. In fact, the Constitution is silent on the issue. Since Senator S. I. Hayakawa first proposed an English Language Amendment in Congress in 1981, Official English has been considered in forty-seven states and adopted by seventeen; the amendment is pending in the 102d Congress. Supporters argue that English has always been our common language—a means of resolving conflicts in a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious groups, and an essential tool of social mobility and cultural integration. Opponents charge that the amendment is unnecessary and that it threatens civil rights, educational opportunities, and free speech, wrapping racist biases in a cloak of patriotism. Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy provides a balanced, comprehensive guide to this complex and often confusing debate. It is an essential handbook and reference for advocates, educators, policymakers, jurists, scholars, and citizens who seek to join this debate fully informed. Addressing the issues involved in developing America's first planned national language policy, James Crawford has expertly collected and introduced more than eighty-five source documents and articles.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226120163
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
As late as 1987, two-thirds of the Americans who responded to a national survey believed that English was the official language of the United States. In fact, the Constitution is silent on the issue. Since Senator S. I. Hayakawa first proposed an English Language Amendment in Congress in 1981, Official English has been considered in forty-seven states and adopted by seventeen; the amendment is pending in the 102d Congress. Supporters argue that English has always been our common language—a means of resolving conflicts in a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious groups, and an essential tool of social mobility and cultural integration. Opponents charge that the amendment is unnecessary and that it threatens civil rights, educational opportunities, and free speech, wrapping racist biases in a cloak of patriotism. Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy provides a balanced, comprehensive guide to this complex and often confusing debate. It is an essential handbook and reference for advocates, educators, policymakers, jurists, scholars, and citizens who seek to join this debate fully informed. Addressing the issues involved in developing America's first planned national language policy, James Crawford has expertly collected and introduced more than eighty-five source documents and articles.
The Language Teaching Controversy
Author: Karl Conrad Diller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883771143
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780883771143
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Language, Schooling, and Cultural Conflict
Author: Chad Gaffield
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773506022
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 9780773506022
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Whole Language Matters
Author: Julianne Longtin Dillard
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The Indo-European Controversy
Author: Asya Pereltsvaig
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107054532
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This book challenges media-celebrated evolutionary studies linking Indo-European languages to Neolithic Anatolia, instead defending traditional practices in historical linguistics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107054532
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
This book challenges media-celebrated evolutionary studies linking Indo-European languages to Neolithic Anatolia, instead defending traditional practices in historical linguistics.
The Great Controversy
Author: Ellen G. White
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
The Great Controversy is a work by Ellen G. White, a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, considered a prophetess or messenger of God among Seventh-day Adventist members. The book tells about the ever-persistent controversy between the good and the bad, represented by the opposition of Christ and Satan and the forces of angels that accompany them.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
The Great Controversy is a work by Ellen G. White, a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, considered a prophetess or messenger of God among Seventh-day Adventist members. The book tells about the ever-persistent controversy between the good and the bad, represented by the opposition of Christ and Satan and the forces of angels that accompany them.
Language Ideological Debates
Author: Jan Blommaert
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110808048
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110808048
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Gavagai!
Author: David Premack
Publisher: Bradford Books
ISBN: 9780262661805
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this witty and fascinating book, Premack examines arguments over whether humans are unique because we can talk.
Publisher: Bradford Books
ISBN: 9780262661805
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
In this witty and fascinating book, Premack examines arguments over whether humans are unique because we can talk.
(The) Language Controversy in Italy
The Singlish Controversy
Author: Lionel Wee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316859517
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Singlish is the colloquial variety of English spoken in Singapore. It has sparked much public debate, but so far the complex question of what Singlish really is and what it means to its speakers has remained obscured. This important work explores some of the socio-political controversies surrounding Singlish, such as the political ideologies inherent in Singlish discourse, the implications of being restricted to Singlish for those speakers without access to standard English, the complex relationship between Singlish and migration, and the question of whether Singlish is an asset or a liability to Singaporeans. These questions surrounding Singlish illustrate many current issues in language, culture and identity in an age of rapid change. The book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of World Englishes and sociolinguistics. Its detailed analysis of the Singlish controversy will illuminate broader questions about language, identity and globalization.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316859517
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Singlish is the colloquial variety of English spoken in Singapore. It has sparked much public debate, but so far the complex question of what Singlish really is and what it means to its speakers has remained obscured. This important work explores some of the socio-political controversies surrounding Singlish, such as the political ideologies inherent in Singlish discourse, the implications of being restricted to Singlish for those speakers without access to standard English, the complex relationship between Singlish and migration, and the question of whether Singlish is an asset or a liability to Singaporeans. These questions surrounding Singlish illustrate many current issues in language, culture and identity in an age of rapid change. The book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of World Englishes and sociolinguistics. Its detailed analysis of the Singlish controversy will illuminate broader questions about language, identity and globalization.