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BUCKLEY JR., WILLIAM F. (10/22/2007). Speak Up in English.
National Review, Vol. 59 Issue 19, p62-63, 2p

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In this, Buckley describes a constant struggle with making English the official language of the US. It talks of a pat time when an attempt at a universal language was made. It was called Esperanto, with a different grammatical scheme, but sadly, the idea was shot down.

This article gives quite a bit of random information, be it useful or not, on this topic.

I’ll do what I can to avoid using too much opinion of this in the essay



State Legislatures (February 2007)ENGLISH--IT'S OFFICIAL.
Vol. 33 Issue 2, p7-7, 1/4p
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This is sadly nothing more than a graphic, however, it is a good basis to give a clear view of, apparently, where exactly English is the official language in the nation. Apparently certain states have English as the official language already, over half the nation.

With this, I’ll be able to make note of the regions that do and do not have English as the official language.

The information will have to be inferred, but it can be noted that there are three distinct regions without English as the official language, which more can be written about.


Baron, Dennis (Spring 1991) English in a Multicultural America.
Social Policy; Vol. 21 Issue 4, p5-14, 10p, 6bw
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This article looks at English being the language of choice in America, and how people react to challenges to this theory. It makes note that the language issue has been around for centuries, as new immigrants attempt (or don’t attempt) to assimilate to American culture, along with the English language. This includes Germans, Asians, as well as the Hispanics of today.

With the use of this article, looking at this issue from a historical standpoint will definitely give it more heft, as both a topic of great concern and as a means of noticing past behavior with this “assimilation.”

Any historical information is of great use, because what better way to back up your facts of today’s issues than with information of similar issues that occurred in the past?

Citrin, Jack (Spring 1990) Language politics and American identity.
Public Interest; Issue 99, p96-109, 14p
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This looks at immigrants learning English as it progress over the generations. It shows that immigrants tend to learn English when they realize it was their best way to get anywhere in this nation. It also gives more historical facts on the issue of English as the “unofficial official” language or America.

There is plenty to use here, so long as I’m able to sift through anything excessive and keep on topic.

I’ll be able to use this as more historical data, as it mentions frequently different points in the past that affect language in the present





Chen, S. Andrew (January1987) Why Do We Oppose the Designation of English as the U.S. Official Language - An Asian Perspective.
Chinese American Forum; Vol. 2 Issue 4, p10-11, 2p
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This article shows that immigrants are willing to learn English, and in response, we should be willing to help them out through government funding of English education.

I found it interesting that the article comes from an immigrant, giving it a perspective that is appropriate for the topic