Autorentext
Eduardo D. Faingold is professor of Spanish and linguistics at the University of Tulsa.

Klappentext

This book analyzes the promulgation of linguistic rights in the constitutions and statutes of the United States and its territories. It addresses the demands for linguistic rights by those who do not speak English as a first language or seek to maintain the use of an indigenous language.

Inhalt

Introduction
Part 1. U.S. State, Territorial, and Freely Associate State Language Rights Legislation
1 Language Rights in the Fifty States of the United States
2 Language Rights in the Territories of the United States and the Freely Associated States
Part 2. U.S. Federal Language Rights Legislation
3 Language Rights in the U.S. Constitution and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
4 Language Rights in the Workplace in the United States
Part 3. Language Rights in the Southwest of the United States
5 Language Rights in the Southwest of the United States and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
6 Language Rights and Devolution in the Southwest of the United States
Part 4. Language Rights in the Pacific Island Territories of the United States
7 Language Rights in the United States Island Territory of Guam
8 Language Rights in the United States Island Territory of the Northern Mariana Islands
9 Summary, Conclusion, and Directions for Future Research