Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity

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Label

Press one for English : language policy, public opinion, and American identity

Title remainder

language policy, public opinion, and American identity

Statement of responsibility

Deborah J. Schildkraut

Creator

• Schildkraut, Deborah J., 1973-

Subject

• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture
• Taalpolitiek
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy | Cultural Policy
• Group identity
• English language -- Political aspects
• Publieke opinie
• Nationalbewusstsein
• Group identity -- United States
• English-only movement
• Public opinion -- United States
• Öffentliche Meinung
• Nationale identiteit
• Electronic books
• English-only movement
• Amerikaans
• Language policy
• Language policy -- United States
• United States
• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology | Cultural
• Public opinion
• Amerikanisches Englisch
• USA
• Sprachpolitik
• English language -- United States -- Political aspects

Language

eng

Summary

• "Press "One" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity play an integral role in shaping their views. Using insights from American political thought and intellectual history, she highlights several components of that identity and shows how they are brought to bear on debates about language. Her analysis expands the range of factors typically thought to explain attitudes in such policy areas, emphasizing in particular the role that civic republicanism's call for active and responsible citizenship plays in shaping opinion on language issues."
• "Using focus groups and survey data, Schildkraut develops a model of public conceptions of what it means to be American and demonstrates the complex ways in which people draw on these conceptions when forming and explaining their views. In so doing she illustrates how focus group methodology can help yield vital new insights into opinion formation."--Jacket

Member of

• Ebook Central Academic Complete

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

306.44/973

Index

index present

Language note

English

LC call number

P119.32.U6

LC item number

S34 2005eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography