Language Politics of Regional Integration Cases from the Americas

Language policies are politically sensitive in impacting, either positively or negatively, language choice, language prestige, and language spread. Rising regional integration, both formal and informal, adds to the sensitivity and complexity of language p

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Language Politics of Regional Integration Cases from the Americas

Michael A. Morris

LANGUAGE POLITICS OF REGIONAL INTEGRATION

Copyright © Michael A. Morris 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-56782-6 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6-10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted their right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500, New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-56482-8

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DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-56147-3 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Morris, Michael A., author. Title: Language politics of regional integration : cases from the Americas / Michael A. Morris. Description: New York City : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015024530| Subjects: LCSH: Language policy—America. | Language and languages— Political aspects—America. | Language spread—Political aspects— America. | Language and culture—America. | BISAC: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. | POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General. | POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy. | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies. Classification: LCC P119.3 .M67 2016 | DDC 306.44/97—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015024530 A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library.

Contents

List of Figure and Tables

vii

Acknowledgments

ix

1

Comparative Language Politics

1

2

Language Politics and Integration in the Americas: Propositions and Framework

41

3

Language Politics in Canada and the United States

57

4

Middle American Language Politics

89

5

Caribbean Language Politics

121

6

Superpower Linguistic Competition in Cuba

155

7

Conclusion

179

Notes

195

Index

211

List of Figure and