{"product_id":"making-english-official-writing-and-resisting-local-language-policies-hardback-9781009278027","title":"Making English Official; Writing and Resisting Local Language Policies (Hardback) 9781009278027","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMaking English Official\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWriting and Resisting Local Language Policies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn inside look at the movement to make English the only official language in local communities around the US.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatherine S. Flowers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009278027, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 January 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e226 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 1.8 cm, 0.496 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This is the most interesting, informative, and useful work I have encountered on how language policies dealing with the status of English in the United States evolve at the community level. The book uses a variety of research methods to demonstrate how policies that concern language status are inseparable from economics, race, and identity politics. This book shows that both support for and opposition to English-only policies in the United States is complex and multi-dimensional and cannot simply be reduced to one-off explanations. This is a major contribution to the language policy and planning literature and will be of great interest to language activists.' Thomas Ricento, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of Calgary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn communities across the US, people wrestle with which languages to use, and who gets to decide. Despite more than 67 million US residents using a language other than English at home, over half of the states in the US have successfully passed English-only policies. Drawing on archives and interviews, this book tells the origin story of the English-only movement, as well as the stories of contemporary language policy campaigns in four Maryland county governments, giving a rare glimpse into what motivates the people who most directly shape language policy in the US. It demonstrates that English-only policies grow from more local levels, rather than from nationalist ideologies, where they are downplayed as harmless community initiatives, but result in monolingual approaches to language remaining increasingly pervasive. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Origins of the English-Only Movement\u003cbr\u003e 2. Creating English-Only Policies: Ghostwriting, Templates, and Genre Choices\u003cbr\u003e 3. Emphasizing the Local in Language Policy: From Upscaling to Downscaling\u003cbr\u003e 4. Resisting and Rewriting: How People Undo English-Only Policies\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413976084760,"sku":"9781009278027","price":79.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009278027i.jpg?v=1784333007","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/making-english-official-writing-and-resisting-local-language-policies-hardback-9781009278027","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}