附註:Includes bibliographical references.
A History of Language Rights: Between Tolerance and Hostility -- Nativism and Language Restrictions: Echoes of the Past at the End of the Twentieth Century -- Fulfilling the Promise of Citizenship: English Literacy, Naturalization, and Voting Rights -- Language Rights in the Workplace: Negotiating Boundaries Within Close Spaces -- Language Rights in Litigation: Making the Case for Greater Protections in Criminal and Civil Proceedings -- Bilingual Education: Learning and Politics in the Classroom -- Native American Education: The US Implements an English-Only Policy -- Due Process and Governmental Benefits: When English-Only is Enough -- Commerce and Language Minorities: Remaking Old Laws for New Consumers -- The Place of International Law in Promoting Linguistic Human Rights Within the United States -- Appendix: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
摘要:A review of the legal status of minority languages in the USA. All the major cases in the USA concerning language rights are discussed in detail and in a manner that should be accessible to the non-legal reader. The topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law.
