Language Rights in the United States of America

Abstract

Language planning and policy (LPP) in the United States of America has always been a matter of concern to American society and policymakers. This study reviews the LPP throughout the United States history, highlighting the challenges of linguistics in the United States since its foundation. This study principal aim is to document, analyze and synthesize as many previous studies on language planning and policy in the United States as our sources would allow. This review draws on the methodology of quantitative met synthesis, an inductive approach to historically synthesizing research through summarizing findings from various studies, while also offering interpretations about the reason behind every language policy stage in the US. The findings reveal that despite language being a minor topic, tolerance policies were primarily used throughout most of the US history.