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Planning Language, Planning Inequality
Author(s) -
McKAY SANDRA LEE
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
tesol quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.737
H-Index - 91
eISSN - 1545-7249
pISSN - 0039-8322
DOI - 10.2307/3587374
Subject(s) - language planning , inequality , psychology , linguistics , sociology , mathematics , philosophy , pedagogy , mathematical analysis
rights. Instead, the focus has been on inflammatory symbols and the promotion of orthodoxies. As a judge, Fidel needs to see some clear value gained by changing the law. Two questions need to be asked: "Is our culture working adequately without constitutionalizing either side of the issue?-if not, will constitutionalizing the issue help to cure the problems?" (p. 305). The evidence presented in this volume strongly indicates that declaring English the official language of the U.S., either by amendment, resolution, or initiative is not warranted. The rights of non-English speakers would be diminished, and the likelihood of interethnic tension and conflict would increase.