Language rights and the law in the United States and its territories / Eduardo D. Faingold.
2018
KF4767 .F35 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
Language rights and the law in the United States and its territories / Eduardo D. Faingold.
Imprint
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]
Description
xiv, 119 pages ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Language rights in the fifty states of the United States
Language rights in the territories of the United States and the freely associated states
Language rights in the U.S. constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Language rights in the workplace in the United States
Language rights in the southwest of the United States and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Language right and devolution in the southwest of the United States
Language rights in the United States island territory of Guam
Language rights in the United States island territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
Summary, conclusion, and directions for future research
Language rights in the territories of the United States and the freely associated states
Language rights in the U.S. constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Language rights in the workplace in the United States
Language rights in the southwest of the United States and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Language right and devolution in the southwest of the United States
Language rights in the United States island territory of Guam
Language rights in the United States island territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
Summary, conclusion, and directions for future research
Summary
This book analyzes the language policies that result from the promulgation of linguistic rights in the constitutions and statutes of the United States and its territories. The United States is a nation in which speakers of minority languages were conquered or incorporated and the languages spoken by them were suppressed or neglected. Since the 1960's, the United States and its territories have seen a resurgence of claims for language recognition by minority groups representing a considerable population (Spanish in Puerto Rico and the Southwestern states, Chamorro in Guam, Chamorro and Carolinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, and Samoan in American Samoa). Also, the book studies recent developments regarding the status and use of English in the United States and some of its territories. For example, studying the effects of legal, social, educational, and political contexts on the Spanish language in the Southwestern states, and Pacific languages (Chamorro, Carolinian, and Samoan) in Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, reveals that English continues to be used as the main language of communication in all these places despite continuous efforts to protect the rights of indigenous languages by their native populations. For these reasons, it is important to compare the linguistic laws promulgated in the constitutions and statutes of the United States and its territories, or the lack thereof, as a response to the demands for linguistic rights by sectors of the population who do not speak English as a first language or who may seek to maintain the use of one or more indigenous languages. The book offers insights to those in charge of drafting legislation in the area of language rights. It shows how the United States and its territories could recognize and accommodate linguistic diversity. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Faingold, Eduardo D., author. Language rights and the law in the United States and its territories Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2018
Call Number
KF4767 .F35 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781498571364 hardcover alkaline paper
1498571360 hardcover alkaline paper
9781498571371 electronic book
1498571360 hardcover alkaline paper
9781498571371 electronic book
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