Supporters of official English in the United States can learn from Slovakia

[Dennis Baron]

There's a new post on the Web of Language:

Supporters of official English in the United States can take a hint  
from Slovakia, where a new official language law promises to be two,  
two, two things in one: it’s a nation builder and an agent of  
oppression.

Find out more. Read the post on the Web of Language:    http://www.illinois.edu/goto/weboflanguage
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Dennis Baron
Professor of English and Linguistics
Department of English
University of Illinois
608 S. Wright St.
Urbana, IL 61801

office: 217-244-0568
fax: 217-333-4321

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