Language and Politics in the United States and Canada

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ISBN: 9780805828399 | 0805828397
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Copyright: 5/1/1998

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Explores parallel and divergent developments in language policy and language rights in the U.S. and Canada, especially the past 4 decades, as a basis for reflection on what can be learned from one country's experience by the other.

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Preface	p. ix
About the Authors	p. xiii
Introduction: Respecting the Citizen's -- Reflection's on Language Policy in Canada and the United States	p. 1
Acknowledgments	p. 30
References	p. 31
Overviews	p. 33
The Politics of Language in Canada and the United States: Explaining the Differences	p. 37
Acknowledgments	p. 67
References	p. 68
Demographic Considerations in Canadian Language Policy	p. 71
References	p. 81
Acknowledgment	p. 81
National Language Policy in the United States	p. 85
Acknowledgments	p. 110
References	p. 110
Forgotten Tongues: Indigenous Languages in North America	p. 113
Life on the Edge: Canada's Aboriginal Language Under Official Bilingualism	p. 117
Acknowledgments	p. 147
References	p. 147
Endangered Native American Languages: What Is to Be Done, and Why?	p. 151
AUTHOR'S Note	p. 164
References	p. 164
Legal Implications of Official Language Policies	p. 167
Legal Implications of the Official English Declaration	p. 171
References	p. 184
Language Rights Theory in Canadian Perspective	p. 185
References	p. 203
Educational Perspectives	p. 207
The Imposition of World War I Era English-Only Policies and the Fate of German in North America	p. 211
References	p. 238
ESL Policy in Canada and the United States: Basis for Comparison	p. 243
References	p. 264
Focus on Context	p. 269
French-Language Services in Ontario: A Policy of "Overly Prudent Gradualism"	p. 273
References	p. 297
Quebec, Canada, and the United States: Social Reality and Language Rights	p. 301
References	p. 314
Partitioning by Language: Whose Rights Are Threatened?	p. 317
References	p. 329
Conclusion: Myths and Realities	p. 331
References	p. 342
Author Index	p. 345
Subject Index	p. 351
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