ERIC Number: ED445532
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1998
Pages: 432
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ISBN: ISBN-1-55619-851-5
ISSN: ISSN-1385-7908
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Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights: Selected Proceedings of the Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights Conference (Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, March 21-23, 1996). IMPACT: Studies in Language and Society, Volume 2.
Kibbee, Douglas A. Ed.
This edited volume of conference papers contains the following titles: "Presentation: Realism and Idealism in Language Conflict and Their Resolution" (Douglas A. Kibbee); "Legal and Linguistic Perspectives on Language Legislation" (Douglas A. Kibbee); "The Linguistic Rights of Non-English Speaking Suspects, Witnesses, Victims, and Defendants" (Kate Storey); "Great Mischiefs--An Historical Look at Language Legislation" (Ruth Morris); "The Criminalization of Spanish in the United States" (Patricia MacGregor-Mendoza); "Towards Consensus? Standard English in the National Curriculum" (Joan Swann); "Beyond Anglo-Saxon Confederation: The Clash of World Hegemonies in the Language Ideologies of Arthur Balfour and Woodrow Wilson" (Chris Andre); "Anatomy of the English-Only Movement: Social and Ideological Sources of Language Restrictionism in the United States" (James Crawford); "The Courts, the Legislature and Society: The Shaping of Federal Language Policy in the United States" (Thomas Ricento); "Language Rights Arguments in Central Europe and the USA: How Similar Are They?" (Miklos Kontra); "What Happens After English is Declared the Official Language of the United States?" (Terrence G. Wiley); "A Historical Perspective on Language Policy in Russia" (Elena Schmitt); "Majority Language, Minority Misery: The Case of Sri Lanka" (Richard W. Bailey); "On the Eleven-Official Languages Policy of the New South Africa" (Sheila Mmusi); "OAU's Resolutions on African Languages and the State of Their Implementation" (Kahambo Mateene); "Language Policy in Education and the Future of Indigenous Languages in Post-Aparthied South Africa" (Joyce B. Sukumane); "Language and Human Rights in Africa" (Michel Ngussan) "The Case for Brazilian Sign Language: A Deaf Community Finds Its Voice" (Norine Berenz); "Requirements, Dynamics and Realities of Language Use in the EU: A Case Study of the European Commission" (Carsten Quell); "French Language Policy and Francophonie" (Louis-Jean Calvet); "Quebec's Charter of the French Language Twenty Years After" (Gerald Paquette); "The Philosophy of the French Language Legislation: Internal and International Aspects" (Yves Marek); "The Role of the French Language in Maintaining Linguistic Diversity in North America: Some Gluttopolitical Considerations" (Normand Labrie). A bibliography is included, and is divided in general and court decision sections. There are also three indexes -- for personal names, languages, and a general index. Scholarly references appear at the end of each paper. (KFT)
Descriptors: African Languages, English Only Movement, Ethnic Groups, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, French, Language Attitudes, Language Dominance, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Language Skill Attrition, Language Standardization, Limited English Speaking, Linguistics, Official Languages, Public Policy, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Languages, Sociolinguistics, Spanish, Spanish Speaking, State Legislation, Uncommonly Taught Languages
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; Canada; European Union; Russia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; United States
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