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010			_a 2016015471
020			_a9781107623118 (paperback)
020			_a9781107025318 (hardback)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dDLC
041			_aeng
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050	1	4	_aKF 3466 _bK46l 2016
082	0	0	_a342.7308/7
100	1		_aKibbee, Douglas A.
245	1	0	_aLanguage and the law : _blinguistic inequality in America / _cDouglas A. Kibbee.
260			_aCambridge, United Kingdom : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_axi, 231 p. ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 200-217) and indexes.
505	0		_aEquality, liberty, and fairness in America -- Language and democracy -- Linguistic inequality in the legal system -- Language and education -- Government, public services, and the English-only movement -- Language in the workplace -- Conclusions
520			_a"All men are created equal" is the first "self-evident truth" of the Declaration of Independence. However clearly they are equal only in their fundamental humanity, not in their physical attributes or mental talents. These natural differences create distinctions both rational and irrational. The law is called upon to regulate these distinctions, to ensure rationality while preserving liberty through the institutions of a democratic state . Is distinction based on language natural and rational, or arbitrary and irrational? In the following pages we will examine the determination of legal and illegal distinctions, in national and international frameworks"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aLinguistic minorities _xLegal status, laws, etc. _zUnited States.
651		0	_aUnited States _xLanguages _xLaw and legislation.
650		4	_aLenguaje y lenguas _xLegislación _zEstados Unidos.
650		4	_aLibertad de palabra _zEstados Unidos _vEstudio de casos.
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xDerecho constitucional.
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