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| | Does the United States Need an Official Language? |
 | | This particular decision however, was shortly overturned in 1923 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Meyer v. | | | The 1974 Supreme Court case of Lau v. | | | H. 37 declares English as the official language of the United States, thereby making it the language of use for all official acts, documents, elections or judicial proceedings of the Government. |
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http://maxweber.hunter.cuny.edu/eres/docs/eres/GSR716A_KUECHLER/monique.htm
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| | ENGONLY |
| | English is the official language of the state of Alabama. | | | The legislature and officials of the state of Alabama shall take all steps necessary to insure that the role of English as the common language of the state of Alabama is preserved and enhanced. | | | English is the official language of the State of California. |
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http://www.languageandlaw.org/TEXTS/STATS/ENGONLY.HTM
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| | Official language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | However, a language officially recognized by a state, taught in schools, and used in official communication is not necessarily an official language. | | | It is primarily the language of the constitution, hence states with no codified constitution have no official language. | | | The law in many states requires that government documents be produced in other languages as well. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Official_language
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| | ERIC L & L Digest |
| | The issue of an official language has surfaced periodically throughout U.S. history but was not raised in Congress until 1981, when Senator S.I. Hayakawa of California introduced a constitutional amendment to make English the official language. | | | English Language Amendment 1984: Hearings on S.J. Resolution 167 before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Senate Judiciary Committee, 98th Cong.,2nd Sess. | | | In addition, in March 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the decision by Arizona state and appellate courts that had ruled Arizona's 1988 English language amendment unconstitutional. |
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http://www.cal.org/ericcll/digest/lewell01.html
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| | Language Policy -- Official English |
| | Congress had never even considered declaring English the nation's official language until 1981, when a constitutional English Language Amendment was introduced by the late Senator S. Hayakawa. | | | This idea was rejected by the Continental Congress as an improper role for government and a threat to individual liberties. | | | California rewrote its state constitution in 1879 to eliminate Spanish language rights. |
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/question.htm
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| | U.S. ENGLISH Foundation: Towards a United America - "); document.write(month + '/' + now.getDate() + '/' + ... |
| | Opponents of official English tend to ignore the votes against printing laws in German, and that James Madison, architect of the Constitution, approved a bill that mandated English as the language of government for Louisiana. | | | All fifty-five delegates to the Constitutional Convention spoke English. | | | In 1811, President James Madison signed the Louisiana Enabling Act, establishing the conditions under which Louisiana could become a state. |
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http://www.us-english.org/foundation/issues/founders.asp
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| | ProEnglish: The English Language Advocates |
| | ProEnglish urges Congress to pass the English Language Unity Act of 2005, and to nullify the multilingual mandate, Executive Order 13166. | | | Five members of ProEnglish sue the state of Alabama to force it to comply with the state's official English law; Alabama currently offers drivers' license tests in thirteen languages, including Arabic, Russian and Chinese. | | | Congress will vote soon on extending the bilingual-ballot provisions of the Voting Rights Act. |
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http://www.proenglish.org
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| | ProEnglish: Why English as an Official Language? |
| | HR 4408, the National Language Act of 2005 | | | President Theodore Roosevelt once said, "We have one language here, and that is the English language, and we intend to see that the [assimilation] crucible turns our people out as Americans." | | | Research and contact your congressmen at our Legislative Action Center |
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http://www.proenglish.org/issues/offeng
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| | The German-Americans-Chapter Seven |
| | Many of those born before about 1920 report that they were unable to speak a sentence of English until they learned it in school" [Jürgen Eichhoff, in Trommler (1985), Vol. | | | Illinois and Wisconsin tried in 1889-90 to limit its use, even in the private schools, although without much practical success. | | | When German-language farmers in Augusta County, Virginia petitioned the U. House of Representatives in 1794 for a German translation of the booklet containing the laws and other government regulations -- copies of which had been distributed free in the English language -- officials simply ignored them. |
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http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/adams/chap7.html
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| | Language In America English as the Official Language |
| | On Aug. 1, 1996, the House of Representatives voted 259-169 to declare English the official language of the United States; the Senate never acted on the bill. | | | In most cases, declaring English the official language of government will have little day-to-day effect on individuals. | | | More than 300 languages are spoken in the United States. |
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http://www.workings.com/LIA_EOL.htm
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| | Online NewsHour: Toby Roth on English as the Official Language |
| | While a federal designation is still pending in the U.S. House of Representatives, 22 states have already passed laws declaring English the official state language. | | | If HR 739 becomes law who decides what constitutes the official English language? | | | Congressman Toby Roth, Republican from Wisconsin, has introduced legislation to proclaim English the official language of the United States. |
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/roth_4-3.html
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| | America's Debate -> Official Language? |
| | As the official language, the English language shall be used for all public acts including every order, resolution, vote, and election, and for all records and judicial proceedings of the Government of the United States and the governments of the several States. | | | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to establish English as the official language of the United States. | | | The English language shall be the official language of the United States. |
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http://www.americasdebate.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=7013&st=20
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| | Multilingualism in Israel |
| | Younger immigrants (children going to school or younger adults serving in the Army) rapidly become Hebrew speakers, but many older immigrants maintain the use of their first languages. | | | French is taught in schools and known by many immigrants. | | | Arabic, the language of Israel's largest minority and of the region, is taught in junior high school to Jewish pupils, a small percentage of whom continue to study it at high school. |
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http://www.biu.ac.il/hu/lprc/fog0000000007.html
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| | Official language of India |
| | But the Indian constitution has declared that English can also be used for official purposes. | | | The official language of the Moghul courts was Persian. | | | Besides the languages officially recognized by central or state governments, there are other languages which don’t have this recognition and their speakers are running political struggles to get this recognition. |
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http://adaniel.tripod.com/Languages2.htm
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| | Official English Laws -- New Hampshire |
| | This chapter shall not be construed in any way to infringe on the rights of citizens under the state constitution or the constitution of the United States in the use of language in activities or functions conducted in the private sector. | | | The official language of the state of New Hampshire shall be English. | | | Source: Charles V. Dale and Mark Gurevitz, Legal Analysis of Proposals to Make English the Official Language of the United States, Oct. |
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/JWCRAWFORD/nh.htm
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| | GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government |
| | Documents filed or recorded with a state agency or with the clerk of a county, municipal. | | | (a) The English language is designated as the official language of the State of Georgia. | | | (c) State agencies, counties, municipal corporations, and political subdivisions of this state are authorized to use or to print official documents and forms in languages other than the official language, at the discretion of their governing authorities. |
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http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/1996act-1.htm
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| | NATIONAL PROFILES OF LANGUAGES IN ýEDUCATION: ISRAEL : LANGUAGE POLICY |
| | Final policy decisions are made at the individual school level. | | | However, a lawyer is entitled to appear in Arabic and to be accorded Arabic-Hebrew-Arabic interpreting services by the court. | | | The curriculum also serves as the basis for the school leaving examinations. |
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http://www.biu.ac.il/hu/lprc/lprcprof.htm
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| | Official Languages : Useful Information |
| | An imperative appointment means that the language requirements of the position must be met at the time of appointment. | | | This determination is based on an objective assessment of the duties and responsibilities of the position. | | | A non-imperative appointment means that the position can be staffed with a person who agrees to become bilingual through language training at government expense. |
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http://www.jobs-emplois.gc.ca/menu/off_lang_p1_e.htm
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| | Why the U.S. Needs an Official Language |
| | Taking a test in Bowie, Maryland: The future of America could depend on its citizens using English in schools and public places, while speaking a second language at home. | | | The county also spends $265 per day for each of 420 full-time court interpreters. | | | A bill in Congress would make this a reality. |
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http://www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2003/december/cipub2.asp
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| | Macedonia and Official Language (Taken Question) |
| | Press reports that the Prime Minister has stated that he is opposed to the use of Albanian as an official language in the military | | | This too is an issue for the government and parliament of Macedonia to decide, in the spirit of the Framework Agreement. | | | The Government of Macedonia is in the process of preparing a language law that addresses Ohrid Framework Agreement provisions for the use of languages other than the Macedonian language. |
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http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/51667.htm
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| | Oops! English is official tongue of W. Va. - U.S. News - MSNBC.com |
| | But Staton, also a Democrat, said he was unaware of the substance of the amendment until asked about it by the Associated Press Monday evening. | | | Among mundane details about record-keeping, the amendment adds the provision that “English shall be the official language of the State of West Virginia.” | | | The language amendment was quietly inserted into a bill addressing the number of members that cities can appoint to boards of parks and recreation. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7475440
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| | USATODAY.com - Gaelic language gets official EU status |
| | Political parties across Ireland united in praise of the EU move. | | | Ireland had been campaigning for official EU recognition of Gaelic since the first half of 2004, when the Irish held the rotating presidency of the bloc as it expanded from 15 to 25 members — and introduced new official languages ranging from Polish to Maltese. | | | Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern said the Irish language's new EU status would require legislation to be translated into Gaelic, while live translations in Gaelic would be provided at EU meetings if the Irish speaker requested it in advance. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-06-13-gaelic_x.htm
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| | RTE News - Irish to become official EU language |
| | Nine News: Jonathan Clynch reports on the decision of EU ministers today to confirm the status of the language | | | This will mean that from 1 January 2007, all key EU legislation will be translated into Irish. | | | EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg today supported the proposal, and Irish will now become the 21st official language of the European Union. |
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0613/irishlanguage.html
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| | ENGLISH: THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE |
| | Having multiple languages is a great resource for America in diplomatic efforts. | | | Language restrictions would make it difficult for law enforcement officials to question people speaking different languages. | | | Immigrants would be more encouraged to become involved in the U.S. democratic process. |
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http://www.uwm.edu/Course/350-192/lcarson.html
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| | Make English Our Official National Language ... Again |
| | Naturally, the Senate failed to act on the bill like they fail to act on so much these days. | | | To be fair, the House of Representatives in Washington passed the "Emerson English Language Empowerment Act" which would have made English the official language of the U.S. Government in 1996. | | | He notes that the Federal government spends billions a year to continue implementing President Clinton's Executive Order (number 13166) that mandated that official documents must be presented in several languages and this English only bill would end that practice. |
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http://www.publiusforum.com/hustonenglish.html
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| | English language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | English is also an important minority language of South Africa (South African English), and in several other former colonies and current dependent territories of the United Kingdom and the United States, for example Guam and Mauritius. | | | Although the U.S. federal government has no official languages, it has been given official status by 27 of the 50 state governments, most of which have declared English their sole official language. | | | English is a West Germanic language which is the dominant language in the United Kingdom, the United States, many Commonwealth nations including Australia and Canada, and other former British colonies. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language
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| | Official Language Policy in Afghanistan |
| | In most cases, the Taleban had no official policy. | | | Although the government had a more serious policy concerning the promotion of Pashto, other languages of the country were also being studied for the first time. | | | Last month the draft of new Afghan constitution was released. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/salrc/afghanistan/lgpolicy/JanAfg.html
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| | Spanish In Mexico .Org: Learn Spanish In Mexico - Why Spanish? |
| | Spanish is expected to be the first language of 50% of the population of the United States within 50 years. | | | Spanish is the official language in 21 countries. | | | Spanish is the second world language as a vehicle of international communication and the third as an international language of politics, economics and culture. |
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http://www.spanishinmexico.org/sim/spanish.asp
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| | HINDI PREMI EGroup and Forum: |
| | (6) Total 11 states of India use Hindi as a state language. | | | This forum and E-Group mail list is for Hindi lovers who want to make Hindi as a United Nations official language. | | | (1) Work to establish Hindi as a United Nation's language. |
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http://hindi3.tripod.com
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| | Lenin: Is a Compulsory Official Language Needed? |
| | This is the typical philosophy of a liberal on the necessity of an official language. | | | In every school the teaching of the official language must be obligatory. | | | Russia must be indivisible, and all the peoples must submit to Great-Russian rule, for it was the Great Russians who built up and united the land of Russia. |
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http://www.marxists.org/archive/lenin/works/1914/jan/18.htm
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| | W3C HTML Home Page |
| | XHTML 2 is a member of the XHTML Family of markup languages. | | | This document summarizes the best current practice for using various Internet media types for serving various XHTML Family documents. | | | XHTML-Print is member of the family of XHTML Languages defined by the |
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| | Texas Town Adopts Spanish As Official Language |
| | The City Council voted last week to make Spanish, not English, the town's official language. | | | That means that town business will be conducted in Spanish, which then will be translated into English for official documents to meet the requirements of Texas law. | | | Rodriguez says the City Council's intent was not to usurp English or create divisions, but to make local government more accessible to the town's residents. |
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http://www.englishfirst.org/elcenezo/elcenezoreuters81699.htm
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| | Seneca Reference, |
| | That is why the Chipmunk has three stripes down his back. | | | The Seneca language belongs to the Iroquoian family. | | | Home Products Languages Countries Affiliates Contact Us Site Security Privacy Policy |
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http://www.worldlanguage.com/Languages/Seneca.htm
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| | Language Use |
| | In earlier censuses the questions were about "mother tongue" (language spoken when the person was a child) or only for a select group (e.g., foreign born). | | | Language Use, English Ability, and Linguistic Isolation data were collected in the 2000, 1990, and 1980 decennial censuses using a three-part series of questions: | | | Language Spoken at Home for the Citizen Population 18 Years and Over Who Speak English Less Than "Very Well" (STP194) [EXCEL 866k] |
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http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/lang_use.html
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| | Modern Language Association (MLA): Format, Bibliography, Style, Convention |
| | The MLA Language Map displays the locations and numbers of speakers of the thirty languages most commonly spoken in the United States. | | | Founded in 1883 by teachers and scholars, the Modern Language Association promotes the study and teaching of language and literature. | | | Modern Language Association (MLA): Format, Bibliography, Style, Convention |
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| | TOEFL Home |
| | The TOEFL test is a requirement for admission into colleges and universities where instruction is in English. | | | Representing Language Use in the University: Analysis of the TOEFL 2000 Spoken and Written Academic Language Corpus: Monograph 25 | | | TESOL 2006 Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. |
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| | Python Programming Language |
| | This week: PyCon 2006 will be Friday-Sunday in Dallas, Texas. | | | Welcome to the official website for the Python language. | | | Beginner's Guide to Python - start here if you're new to programming |
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http://www.python.org
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| | The Caml language: Home |
| | Because of its stable status, it is actively used in education. | | | Most of them were contributed by the very active community of Caml programmers. | | | The Objective Caml system is the main implementation of the Caml language. |
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http://caml.inria.fr
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| | Official Language |
| | Street and directional signage are in both official languages. | | | Most people in shops, hotels and service industries speak English fluently. |
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http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/news_conv_preview_language.stm
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| | Official Languages Act |
| | Official Languages (Communications with and Services to the Public) Regulations | | | Disclaimer: These documents are not the official versions (more). | | | PART VIII: RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF TREASURY BOARD IN RELATION TO THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF CANADA |
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http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/O-3.01
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| | Ruby Home Page |
| | the first official International Rails Conference, June 22-25, produced by Ruby Central, Inc. |
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http://www.ruby-lang.org/en
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| | ghostJump4c |
| | Film Rated PG 13 FOR VIOLENCE, DISTURBING IMAGES AND BRIEF LANGUAGE. | | | Layout and Design: TM and © 2004 Go Fish Pictures. |
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http://lime.gofishpictures.com/GITS2
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