ISBN:
9781009278058
,
1009278053
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 212 Seiten)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.442/21073
Keywords:
Language policy
;
English-only movement
Abstract:
In communities across the US, people wrestle with which languages to use, and who gets to decide. Despite more than 67 million US residents using a language other than English at home, over half of the states in the US have successfully passed English-only policies. Drawing on archives and interviews, this book tells the origin story of the English-only movement, as well as the stories of contemporary language policy campaigns in four Maryland county governments, giving a rare glimpse into what motivates the people who most directly shape language policy in the US. It demonstrates that English-only policies grow from more local levels, rather than from nationalist ideologies, where they are downplayed as harmless community initiatives, but result in monolingual approaches to language remaining increasingly pervasive. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.
Description / Table of Contents:
The origins of the English-only movement -- Creating English-only policies: ghostwriting, templates, and genre choices -- Emphasizing the local in language policy: from upscaling to downscaling -- Resisting and rewriting: how people undo English-only policies.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.1017/9781009278058
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