Del Valle Language Rights and the Law in the United States

Finding our Voices
1. Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-1-85359-644-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 245 mm

Reihe: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

This book is provides a review of the legal status of minority languages in the US and provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All cases are discussed in an accessible manner to the non-legal audience. Topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Del Valle, Sandra

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Über Autor(innen)

Del Valle Sandra:
Sandra Del Valle is a civil rights lawyer born and raised in New York City of Puerto Ricon parents. She has worked on language rights issues in the U.S. for over ten years. She specializies in the educational rights of language minority children. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters.Sandra Del Valle is a civil rights lawyer born and raised in New York City of Puerto Ricon parents. She has worked on language rights issues in the U.S. for over ten years. She specializies in the educational rights of language minority children. She lives on Long Island with her husband and two daughters.