Politics of Language Conflict, Identity, and Cultural Pluralism in Comparative Perspective

Name: Politics of Language Conflict, Identity, and Cultural Pluralism in Comparative Perspective
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ISBN: 9780195137767

ISBN-10: 0195137760

ISBN-13: 9780195137767

Edition: 2001

Authors: Carol L. Schmid

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Important aspects of the history of language in the United States remain shrouded in myth and legend. The notion of "one nation, one language" is part of the idealized history of the United States, although in its short history it has probably been host to more bilingual people than any other country in the world. Language is more than a means of communication. It brings into play an entire range of experiences and attitudes toward life. Furthermore, language is a potent symbolic issue because it links power and political claims of ownership with psychological demands for group worth. How people belonging to different language and cultural communities live together in the same political…

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List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/3/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 232
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Introduction: The Politics of Language, National Identity, and Cultural Pluralism in the United States



Historical Background of Language Protection and Restriction



Immigrant Exclusion and Language Restriction in the Twentieth Century



Language Rights and the Legal Status of English-Only Laws



Attitudes toward Language, National Identity, and Cultural Pluralism



Language and Identity Politics in Canada



Identity and Social Incorporation in Multilingual Switzerland



The Politics of Language in the Late Twentieth Century



Conclusion: The Future of Language Politics in the United States


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