Language Policies in English-dominant Countries: Six Case StudiesThis text provides an analysis of current policies on language(s) in the USA, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The linguistic background of each country is examined along with the status of languages, as determined by statute or practice. Consequences for all languages and language education are also analyzed. |
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Table des matières
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Languages and Language Policy in Britain | 99 |
Language Policy in the United States | 122 |
Language Policies in Canada | 159 |
References | 220 |
Index | 236 |
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Language policies in English-dominant countries: six case studies Michael L. Herriman,Barbara Burnaby Affichage d'extraits - 1996 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Aboriginal languages adult African languages Afrikaans American areas Australia bilingual children bilingual education British Canadian census changes classes Commission Commissioner of Official community languages concern Constitution Court Crawford cultural curriculum dialects discussion economic education policy English language English or French established federal government focus foreign language Francophones funding German groups heritage language home language Indian institutions instruction language education language issues language minority language planning language policy language programmes language rights language teaching language training legislation linguistic literacy major Maori language Maori Language Commission ment minority language mother tongue multicultural multilingual native needs NEPI non-English non-official language Official Languages Act organisations planning political Polynesian languages population provinces pupils Quebec recommended response role school boards second language secondary schools significant social South Africa Spanish speak Statistics Canada status teachers territories tion Zealand Zealand Sign Language
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Page 130 - America, will have their places at home so soon supplied and increase so largely here, why should the Palatine boors be suffered to swarm into our settlements, and, by herding together, establish their language and manners, to the exclusion of ours? Why should Pennsylvania, founded by the English, become a colony of aliens, who will shortly be so numerous as to Germanize us, instead of our Anglifying them, and will never adopt our language or customs any more than they can acquire our complexion?
Page 156 - To assure that the right of citizens of the United States to vote is not denied or abridged on account of race or color, no citizen shall be denied the right to vote...
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Page 130 - In short, unless the Stream of their Importation could be turned from this to other Colonies, as you very judiciously propose, they will soon so outnumber us, that all the advantages we have, will not in my Opinion be able to preserve our Language, and even our Government will become precarious.
Page 204 - Act, to inquire into and report upon the existing state of bilingualism and biculturalism in Canada and to recommend what steps should be taken to develop the Canadian confederation on the basis of an equal partnership between the two founding races, taking into account the contribution made by the other ethnic groups to the cultural enrichment of Canada and the measures that should be taken to safeguard that contribution...

