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English 5970 Studies in English
Politics and the English Language

Spring 2008

 

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English-Only Issues:

Second-Class Citizens:
Speak English or prepare to be fired -- without benefits.
(Op-Ed on bill introduced in Virginia state legislature)
January 28, 2008
Washington Post

English Policy Prompts Hearing
(re. the Philly Cheesesteak 'speak English' case)
December 19, 2007
Arizona Republic (AP)

Supreme Court Upholds Most of Alaska's English-only Law
November 4, 2007
Juneau Empire

Presidential Campaign:

Congressman to Bill Clinton: 'Chill a little bit'
by Rebecca Sinderbrand and Alexander Mooney
January 21, 2008
CNN

Women Are Never Front-Runners
by Gloria Steinem
January 8, 2008
New York Times (may require registration)

Language and Gender Issues:

An Ess-Turn for the Worse
Letter to the Editor
February 9, 2008
Washington Post
On "The feminists' unisex assault on the English language," a response to a previous letter:

Those Who Act Are Actors
Letter to the Editor
February 2, 2008
Washington Post

 

 

Language-Change Controversies:

Don't Let Texting Get U :-(
by Michael Gerson
January 24, 2008
Washington Post

English Language Still Declining in Quality
by Jacqueline Scott
November 29, 2007
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University

Txt msgs and intrnt abbrvs bad for society
by Sarah Khalil
July 18, 2007
The Daily Collegian, Penn State University

 

Other Lingustic Issues in the News

Wake Up Call: Kelly Tilghman’s comment about Tiger Woods
By Richard McCulloch
January 21, 2008
Broward Times

 

 

 

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