Language and the Law - Linguistic Inequality in America

Informationen zum Autor Douglas A. Kibbee is Professor Emeritus in the Department of French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of For to Speke Frenche Trewely (1991), co-author of French: A Linguistic Introduction (Cambridge, 2006) and editor of Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights (1998). Klappentext A comprehensive overview of the political and legal consequences of linguistic inequality in the United States. Zusammenfassung This book explores how linguistic inequality affects the basic concepts of democracy! justice and fairness in the United States. It will interest sociolinguists working on language policy! students and scholars of ethnic studies! and legal scholars exploring how language issues intersect with the law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Equality, liberty, and fairness in America; 2. Language and democracy; 3. Language in the legal system; 4. Language and education; 5. Government, public services and the English-only movement; 6. Language in the workplace; 7. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index of court cases; Index of names; General index.

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• Authors: Douglas Kibbee, Douglas A Kibbee, Douglas A. Kibbee, Douglas A. (University of Illinois Kibbee, Kibbee Douglas A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2016
• EAN: 9781107623118
• ISBN: 978-1-107-62311-8
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; USA, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, United States of America, USA