Book contents
- You Can’t Always Say What You Want
- You Can’t Always Say What You Want
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Free Speech, But …
- Chapter 2 Guns and Grammar
- Chapter 3 A Clear and Present Danger
- Chapter 4 Strong Language
- Chapter 5 Threat Level: Orange
- Chapter 6 America’s War on Language
- Chapter 7 Repeat After Me …
- Chapter 8 Will Free Speech Survive?
- Notes
- References
- Cases Cited
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 7 - Repeat After Me …
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2023
- You Can’t Always Say What You Want
- You Can’t Always Say What You Want
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Free Speech, But …
- Chapter 2 Guns and Grammar
- Chapter 3 A Clear and Present Danger
- Chapter 4 Strong Language
- Chapter 5 Threat Level: Orange
- Chapter 6 America’s War on Language
- Chapter 7 Repeat After Me …
- Chapter 8 Will Free Speech Survive?
- Notes
- References
- Cases Cited
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
After the US entered WWI, federal and state governments took action to suppress or even ban the use of languages other than English through the mails, in schools, and in various public settings. Moves to require English targeted nonanglophones, whether they were born in the US or had immigrated from elsewhere, and official English became a rallying cry for those bent on reducing or eliminating immigration. But such laws have little impact on the acquisition of English, as newcomers to the US continue to acquire English at rates equal to or better than those in previous generations. Without official language legislation at the federal level, the US manages to have more monolingual speakers of the majority language than many nations that do impose language bans on their residents.
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- You Can't Always Say What You WantThe Paradox of Free Speech, pp. 183 - 209Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023