TY  - BOOK
N2  - "Press "One" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity play an integral role in shaping their views. Using insights from American political thought and intellectual history, she highlights several components of that identity and shows how they are brought to bear on debates about language. Her analysis expands the range of factors typically thought to explain attitudes in such policy areas, emphasizing in particular the role that civic republicanism's call for active and responsible citizenship plays in shaping opinion on language issues."
N2  - "Using focus groups and survey data, Schildkraut develops a model of public conceptions of what it means to be American and demonstrates the complex ways in which people draw on these conceptions when forming and explaining their views. In so doing she illustrates how focus group methodology can help yield vital new insights into opinion formation."--Jacket.
AB  - "Press "One" for English examines how Americans form opinions on language policy issues such as declaring English the official language, printing documents in multiple languages, and bilingual education. Deborah Schildkraut shows that people's conceptions of American national identity play an integral role in shaping their views. Using insights from American political thought and intellectual history, she highlights several components of that identity and shows how they are brought to bear on debates about language. Her analysis expands the range of factors typically thought to explain attitudes in such policy areas, emphasizing in particular the role that civic republicanism's call for active and responsible citizenship plays in shaping opinion on language issues."
AB  - "Using focus groups and survey data, Schildkraut develops a model of public conceptions of what it means to be American and demonstrates the complex ways in which people draw on these conceptions when forming and explaining their views. In so doing she illustrates how focus group methodology can help yield vital new insights into opinion formation."--Jacket.
T1  - Press one for English :language policy, public opinion, and American identity /
DA  - ©2005.
CY  - Princeton, N.J. :
AU  - Schildkraut, Deborah J.,
CN  - P119.32.U6
PB  - Princeton University Press,
PP  - Princeton, N.J. :
PY  - ©2005.
N1  - Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Princeton University, 2000.
ID  - 1404967
KW  - Language policy
KW  - English language
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Group identity
KW  - English-only movement.
KW  - Opinion publique
KW  - Identité collective
KW  - Unilinguisme.
KW  - English language
KW  - English-only movement.
KW  - Group identity.
KW  - Language policy.
KW  - Public opinion.
KW  - Öffentliche Meinung
KW  - Nationalbewusstsein
KW  - Sprachpolitik
KW  - Amerikanisches Englisch
KW  - Amerikaans.
KW  - Taalpolitiek.
KW  - Publieke opinie.
KW  - Nationale identiteit.
SN  - 0691118140
SN  - 9780691118147
SN  - 0691130574
SN  - 9780691130576
TI  - Press one for English :language policy, public opinion, and American identity /
ER  -