Language Politics and Policies : Perspectives from Canada and the United States / edited by Thomas Ricento.
Contributor(s): Ricento, Thomas | University of Calgary.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2019Description: 318 p : cov. il. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781108429139; 9781108453141 (pbk).Subject(s): Language policy -- United States | Language policy -- CanadaDDC classification: 306.44971 Online resources: Publisher website | Check the UO Library catalog.Originally published: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Thomas,Ricento
Part I : Theoretical Orientations The Liberal Tradition in America: A Historical-Institutionalist Approach to US Language Policy /
Selma K. Sonntag The Political Ethics of Linguistic In-Betweenness / Yael Peled Alienation, Language Work, and the So-Called Commodification of Language / John E. Petrovic Canadian Language Politics in Global and Theoretical Contexts / Peter Ives
Part II : The United States Context Disciplining Bilingual Education /
Nelson Flores Measured Multilingualism: Census Language Questions in Canada and the United States / Jennifer Leeman The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Bilingual Education in California and the Ongoing American Dilemma / Terrence G. Wiley Language Policy Conflicts: New York City’s Efforts to Expand Bilingual Education Amidst English-Only Pressures / Kate Menken and Sharon Avni Indigenous Language Movements in a Settler State / Teresa l. McCarthy The Politics of Language Education Policy Development and Implementation: Minnesota (Not So) Nice? / Kendall A. King and Martha Bigelow
Part III The Canadian Context Heritage Language Education Policies and the Regulation of Racial and Linguistic Difference in Ontario /
Jeff Bale A Foucauldian Approach to Language Policy in Canada /
Eve Haque Promises, Acts, and Action: Indigenous Language Politics in Canada / Donna Patrick Language, Land, and Stewardship: Indigenous Imperatives and Canadian Policy /
Mark Fettes A Land of Immigration and Official French–English Bilingualism : Politics and Policies for Integration of Adult Immigrants into French-Canadian Minority Communities / Monika Jezak Ethnocultural and Linguistic Diversity: New Challenges to Canada’s Language Regime / Linda Cardinal and Rémi Léger
Tensions and conflicts related to linguistic identity and security are inevitable - even necessary - in liberal democracies. However, if conflicts related to language and identity negatively impact democratic participation, and lead to social fragmentation, civic withdrawal, and lack of trust in societal institutions, then the political system itself may become suspect and unstable. Written by experts from the fields of sociolinguistics, bilingual studies, political science/philosophy, and education, this volume provides a comprehensive picture of the current political, cultural and social factors impacting language policy in the United States and Canada. The chapters cover many aspects of social life in North America, such as immigration, bilingual education, heritage languages, and linguistic identity, and explore the challenges and set-backs, along with the many positive steps taken in recent years to advance the values of inclusion amidst diversity in a variety of contexts and domains in the United States and Canada.(Back over)
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