ISBN:
1853596450
,
1853596582
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 357 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Bilingual education and bilingualism 40
Parallel Title:
Print version Language Rights and the Law in the United States : Finding Our Voices
DDC:
306.44/973
Keywords:
Civil rights
;
Language policy
;
Linguistic minorities Legal status, laws, etc
;
English language Political aspects
Abstract:
A review of the legal status of minority languages in the USA. All the major cases in the USA concerning language rights are discussed in detail and in a manner that should be accessible to the non-legal reader. The topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 A History of Language Rights: Between Tolerance and Hostility; Chapter 2 Nativism and Language Restrictions: Echoes of the Past at the End of the Twentieth Century; Chapter 3 Fulfilling the Promise of Citizenship: English Literacy, Naturalization, and Voting Rights; Chapter 4 Language Rights in the Workplace: Negotiating Boundaries Within Close Spaces; Chapter 5 Language Rights in Litigation: Making the Case for Greater Protections in Criminal and Civil Proceedings; Chapter 6 Bilingual Education: Learning and Politics in the Classroom
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 7 Native American Education: The US Implements an English- Only PolicyChapter 8 Due Process and Governmental Benefits: When English-Only is Enough; Chapter 9 Commerce and Language Minorities: Remaking Old Laws for New Consumers; Chapter 10 The Place of International Law in Promoting Linguistic Human Rights Within the United States; Appendix Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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