Language loyalties : a source book on the official English controversy
Language loyalties : a source book on the official English controversy
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语言忠诚：关于官方英语争议的原始书
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1992
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G. Nunberg
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J. Crawford;G. Nunberg
直到1987年，在一项全国性调查中，三分之二的美国人认为英语是美国的官方语言。事实上，宪法在这个问题上保持沉默。自1981年早川参议员首次在国会提出英语修正案以来，官方英语已在47个州得到考虑，并在17个州获得通过；该修正案正在第102届国会待决。支持者认为，英语一直是我们的共同语言--一种解决不同种族、民族和宗教群体国家冲突的手段，也是社会流动和文化融合的重要工具。反对者指责这项修正案是不必要的，它威胁到公民权利、教育机会和言论自由，将种族主义偏见包裹在爱国主义的外衣下。语言忠诚度：一本关于官方英语争议的来源书籍为这场复杂且往往令人困惑的辩论提供了一本平衡、全面的指南。它是倡导者、教育工作者、政策制定者、法学家、学者和寻求在充分了解情况下加入这场辩论的公民的重要手册和参考。针对制定美国第一个有计划的国家语言政策所涉及的问题，詹姆斯·克劳福德熟练地收集和介绍了85多份原始文件和文章。
As late as 1987, two-thirds of the Americans who responded to a national survey believed that English was the official language of the United States. In fact, the Constitution is silent on the issue. Since Senator S. I. Hayakawa first proposed an English Language Amendment in Congress in 1981, Official English has been considered in forty-seven states and adopted by seventeen; the amendment is pending in the 102d Congress. Supporters argue that English has always been our common language--a means of resolving conflicts in a nation of diverse racial, ethnic, and religious groups, and an essential tool of social mobility and cultural integration. Opponents charge that the amendment is unnecessary and that it threatens civil rights, educational opportunities, and free speech, wrapping racist biases in a cloak of patriotism. Language Loyalties: A Source Book on the Official English Controversy provides a balanced, comprehensive guide to this complex and often confusing debate. It is an essential handbook and reference for advocates, educators, policymakers, jurists, scholars, and citizens who seek to join this debate fully informed. Addressing the issues involved in developing America's first planned national language policy, James Crawford has expertly collected and introduced more than eighty-five source documents and articles.