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The American Language: The Case Against the English-only Movement

Author Brandon Simpson
Publisher Small Town Press
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ISBN / ASIN0981646646
ISBN-139780981646640
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Description

Fight the Linguistic Fascists! This book will explain why language policies cause more harm than good in countries. It covers proposed language policies, current language policies in the United States, language policies in other countries, the immigration issue, and more.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Proposed Language Policies
English-only Laws
The English Language Amendment
Pro-English
US English
English Plus

3 Reasons for Language Policies
Precedence
Racism
Xenophobia
Anti-Hispanicism
American Assimilation
Discontinuing Bilingual Education

4 Reasons against Language Policies
Constitutional Violation
Medical Misdiagnosis
Increase of Racism
Fascism
Distortion of Laws

5 Immigration
Nashville Election
Transition
Linguistic Replacement Camps
Taxation Problem
Job Shortage
Citizenship Test

6 Current Language Policies in the US
State Chart
Illinois
Louisiana
New Mexico
Hawaii
American Territories
Puerto Rico
Guam, Saipan, & American Samoa
No Child Left Behind
Native American Languages

7 Language Policies in other Countries
Canada
Spain
France
Finland
Russia
Other European Nations
India
China
Peru

8 Possible to Language Policies

9 Conclusion