Language Rights and the Law in the United States : Finding our Voices /

This book is provides a comprehensive review of the legal status of minority languages in the U.S. It also provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All of the major cases in the U.S. concerning language rights are dis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Del Valle, Sandra (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2003]
Colección:Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
Temas:
Civil rights > United States.
English language > Political aspects > United States.
Language policy > United States.
Linguistic minorities > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.
civil rights.
human rights.
language law.
language policy.
language.
minority languages.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is provides a comprehensive review of the legal status of minority languages in the U.S. It also provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All of the major cases in the U.S. concerning language rights are discussed in detail and in an easily accessible manner to the non-legal audience. The topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law, employment discrimination to international law.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (376 p.)
ISBN:9781853596445
9783111024738
9783110663136
9783110606713
Acceso:restricted access

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