ENGLISH-ONLY MOVEMENT
ENGLISH-ONLY MOVEMENT. A name given, in the main by their opponents, to groups that since the early 1980s have aimed at an amendment to the US constitution, making English the official language of the republic. Proponents refer to the movements as Official English and deny that they wish to restrict people's options to English alone. See ENGLISH LANGUAGE AMENDMENT.
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British English , BRITISH ENGLISH Short from BrE. The English language as used in Britain. The phrase contrasts with kinds of ENGLISH used elsewhere, and especially wi… Modern English , MODERN ENGLISH, short form ModE, MnE. Also sometimes New English.
1. The third stage in the history and development of the ENGLISH language, c.1450 t… anglicism , ANGLICIZE AmE & BrE, Anglicise AusE & BrE [with and without an initial capital].
1. To make (someone or something) English in nationality, culture, o… Otto Jespersen , JESPERSEN, (Jens) Otto (Harry) [1860–1943]. Danish linguist and authority on LANGUAGE TEACHING and the GRAMMAR of English. Born at Randers, Jutland,… Norse , NORSE Also Old Norse, Scandinavian, and (with particular reference to its use in England) DANISH. The SCANDINAVIAN LANGUAGES in an early, relatively… Early English , Skip to main content
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