Nativism Reborn? : The Official English Language Movement and the American States /

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Autor principal: Tatalovich, Raymond (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Language policy.
English-only movement.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Political aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Unilinguisme.
Language policy > United States.
English language > Social aspects > United States.
English language > Political aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Language Policy as Moral Conflict; NON-ECONOMIC ISSUES; STATUS CONFLICT; NATIVISM; SOCIAL REGULATION; U.S. ENGLISH; EPIC; ATTACK ON BILINGUALISM; 1 Scope of Study, Methods, and Approach; SCOPE OF STUDY; METHODOLOGY; HYPOTHESIS; LINE OF ARGUMENT; 2 Wartime Hysteria: The Nebraska Episode; NEBRASKA; 1919 ENGLISH LAWS; THE CONVENTION DEBATE; 1921 ENGLISH LAWS; LITIGATION POLITICS; 3 Antecedents of Nativism: The 1920s and 1980s; NATIVISM; ILLINOIS; FEDERAL LANGUAGE BILL.
  • NATIONAL ORIGINS ACT OF 1924THE BEGG AMENDMENT; NATIVIST SENTIMENT; VOTING ON THE BEGG AMENDMENT; PARALLELS IN TIME; 4 Referendum Politics: The Beginnings of Agitation in Floridaand California; FLORIDA; Beginnings of Conflict; Legislative Inaction; Florida English Campaign; Countermobilization; Federal intervention; What Policy Impact?; CALIFORNIA; The Bilingual Ballots Issue; Proposition 38; Local Skirmishes; Proposition 63; Aftermath; FIRST LESSONS; 5 Arizona, Colorado and Texas: The Agitation for Official English Spreads; ARIZONA; Arizonans for Official English; Arizona English.
  • The Tanton MemoA Narrow Win; Repeal Efforts; COLORADO; Colorado Official English Committee; Opposition Forces; Charges and Countercharges; The Majority Speaks; TEXAS; CONCLUSIONS; 6 Majority Opinion and the Official English Controversy; EXISTING RESEARCH; NATIONAL ELECTION STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ALABAMA; REFERENDA VOTING; THE EIGHT-VARIABLE MODEL; FOUR-VARIABLE MODELS; SUMMARY; 7 Legislative Intent : Why States Passed Official English Laws ; VIRGINIA; INDIANA; TENNESSEE; KENTUCKY; ARKANSAS; MISSISSIPPI; NORTH CAROLINA; SOUTH CAROLINA; NORTH DAKOTA; PATTERNS OF LAWMAKING.
  • 8 State Legislative Processes and Official EnglishTHE CASE OF GEORGIA; PREDICTING LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOR; Conclusion: Rational Arguments, Irrational Fears: Is the Official English Campaign Benign or Malevolent?; IDEOLOGY AND POLITICS, NOT ECONOMICS; ELITES, NOT MASSES; STAGE 1; STAGE 2; NATIVISM REBORN, NOT REVISITED; STAGE 3; Appendixes; Official Endorsers of English Plus Information Clearinghouse; State Official English Language Laws; Statistical Tables Showing Multile and Logistical Regression Models; Notes; Index.

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