Public Perceptions of Official English/English Only

Combs, Mary Carol

doi:10.1075/sibil.16.11com

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“…Since the concept of English-only or Official English legislation surfaced in American politics in the 1980s, there has been support for English-only in Arizona (Combs 1999). English was adopted as the official language of Arizona on November 8, 1988 through the ballot initiative process, effectively eliminating the use of languages other than English in government.…”

Section: English-only In Arizonamentioning

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The dynamics of Spanish maintenance and shift in Arizona

Cashman¹

2009

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Within the discussion of the dynamics of Spanish language maintenance and shift to English in the southwestern U.S., this article takes a magnifying glass to one Southwest state in particular, Arizona, and the societal pressures that impact language maintenance and shift. Rather than focus on speakers' language use across domains or attitudes about Spanish and English, this article examines the wider sociopolitical context of language use through the lens of ethnolinguistic vitality and subjective ethnolinguistic vitality, and from the perspective of the competing forces of language panic and language pride.

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Section: English-only In Arizonamentioning

confidence: 99%