Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-207) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the politics of language, national identity, and cultural pluralism in the United States -- Historical background of language protection and restriction -- Immigrant exclusion and language restriction in the twentieth century -- Language rights and the legal status of English-Only laws -- Attitudes toward language, national identity, and cultural pluralism -- Language and identity politics in Canada -- Identity and social incorporation in multilingual Switzerland -- The politics of language in the late twentieth century -- Conclusion : the future of language politics in the United States.
