LINGUIST List 22.147 Sat Jan 08 2011 Diss: Applied Ling: Potriquet: 'La Politique Linguistique de l'Etat...' Editor for this issue: Mfon Udoinyang <mfonlinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Ghislain Potriquet , La Politique Linguistique de l'Etat de New York/The Language Policy of New York Message 1: La Politique Linguistique de l'Etat de New York/The Language Policy of New York Date: 05-Jan-2011 From: Ghislain Potriquet <potriquetunistra.fr> Subject: La Politique Linguistique de l'Etat de New York/The Language Policy of New York E-mail this message to a friend Institution: Université Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle Program: Applied Linguistics Dissertation Status: Completed Degree Date: 2009 Author: Ghislain Potriquet Dissertation Title: La Politique Linguistique de l'Etat de New York/The Language Policy of New York Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics Dissertation Director: Jean-Michel Lacroix Dissertation Abstract: In the first part, this study analyzes the institutional framework in which American language policies are elaborated; the Constitution of the United States and its amendments appear to play a major role in their elaboration. Since the adoption of national language policies in the 1960's, federal influence has grown further. However, the language policy of the United States remains incomplete. The language policy of the State of New York, which is studied in the second chapter, supplements it by intervening in the fields of education and voting rights mainly. The language policy of New York is determined on the one hand by a structural City-State antagonism, and on the other hand by the activism of Puerto Ricans who mobilized to assert their language rights. The last chapter of this study consists of a case-study; forty semi-conducted interviews were carried out with Russian-speaking immigrants. As a whole, they stress the importance of retraining in the language acquisition process. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 08-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.