Language, a very pressing matter in our globalized society seems to be more and more of a controversial topic as time progresses. Continents with diverse environments seem to be having the hardest time with mutual intelligibility and for purposes of unification discuss ways to make do with what they are able with translators. Diverse places with plans such as the English-only movement in the United States intend to make English the sole language, although not the entirety of the United States sides with this policy and it still hasn’t passed through congress, the purpose of the bill is still debatable. Similarly, the European Union also shares North America’s diverse society but’s view on its language and cultures seem to have more care for
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however, it’s full intention is to promote immigrant acculturation [into the states]. The official-English movement approaches multilingualism with caution, although they do not plan to entirely dismiss the rights of individuals who need certain language services in their mother tongue such in situations of public safety and health (Crystal 131). Policy makers who support this movement also believe that tending to the needs of languages will be pointless, since having one language will reduce translation costs for things such as voting ballots and forms that might not even be used as seen “during 1994 [when]…IRS distributed half a million forms…in Spanish, but only 718 were returned” (Crystal 134). The United States already being a melting pot of different backgrounds by choosing one language they believe it will become more efficient, and less costly. Due to having multiple languages spoken in one area make organization troublesome and excessive, therefore strengthening the English-Only movement’s resolve. Considering English already as of top priority in the linguistic world, to shelter it by creating written laws to enforce it in a region where many already speak it as their mother tongue create the sense of nationalism pertaining unification through
however, it’s full intention is to promote immigrant acculturation [into the states]. The official-English movement approaches multilingualism with caution, although they do not plan to entirely dismiss the rights of individuals who need certain language services in their mother tongue such in situations of public safety and health (Crystal 131). Policy makers who support this movement also believe that tending to the needs of languages will be pointless, since having one language will reduce translation costs for things such as voting ballots and forms that might not even be used as seen “during 1994 [when]…IRS distributed half a million forms…in Spanish, but only 718 were returned” (Crystal 134). The United States already being a melting pot of different backgrounds by choosing one language they believe it will become more efficient, and less costly. Due to having multiple languages spoken in one area make organization troublesome and excessive, therefore strengthening the English-Only movement’s resolve. Considering English already as of top priority in the linguistic world, to shelter it by creating written laws to enforce it in a region where many already speak it as their mother tongue create the sense of nationalism pertaining unification through