area or in a country.Politics refers to all undertaking that are involved in ruling a certain country or a particular place. Each and every country has a certain language which they use in politics. There are the dos and don'ts of a countries politics that an outsider may not understand unless they take their time and learn them. The political issues, terms and condition of a country or a number of countries are written down to ensure that they are read and understood by every to avoid misconduct. Like in Africa a dictionary of politics is used. The dictionary gives clear directions on how African countries should conduct their politics, the way to exercise power by people or are elected and also how to improve their politics.
In America English is the only initiative in politics. This mode of English only was established in the year 1983. This after the senator S.I.Hayakawa and John Tanton, a Michigan ophthalmogist, and environmentalist and population control activist established the U.S. English organization
. This organization was established to ensure that English was the only language used in organiEnglish was made the official language of the U.S. This would give a better chance to the immigrants learn and be able to speak the English language.
The other aim of this organization was to ensure the use of two languages in the United States was demolished and other programs where introduced like the short-term transitional program. In 1803, United States acquired French speaking population in Louisiana as a result of the purchase of the Lousiana.That time all the Louisiana official documents where written in English (Alan Patten p 29). In (1846-1848) after the Mexican world war America acquired Spanish speakers.in 1849, Spanish language rights were much recognized by the California constitution, and the French language was done away with when the American Civil War ended. English-only was also allowed for Native Americans where schooling in1868, by the Indian Peace Commision.Carliforia constitution was written again and gave instructions that all laws of California, formal writings, other types of writings and judicial proceeding were to be published in English language (Zentella p 41)English –only was also passed as a law to be used in schools. After the establishment of that law all schools adopted English has the mode of communication. After the Spanish –American world war and the Philippines—American world war English –only was set as the official language. In the year 1907, Theodore Roosevelt who was the president of US then wrote that they had room for one language in that country, and that was English. This would help them identify the people of America and also those who had the American nationality.
There was an organization in the S which was known has the U.S English that advocated for English to be the official language. They believed that the use of English as their official language would increase the chances for immigrants learning and being able to speak the language. All the immigrants to the US had a duty to ensure that they succeed in English English speaking. The nation's leading promoters of Official English ProEnglish also had the belief that a nation belongs to the people of that country and therefore the government should encourage all what brings people together and discourage what tends to separate them.
ProEglish, also ventured in to courts and encouraged legislators to safeguard the history of America by accepting English at all regime levels as their authoritative language.IN1980 Florida and Dade county voters requested for a bilingual system of language but it was rejected, now English was set as the and declared the official language of United States. People of United States tried to vote for proEnglish and English- only, the proEnglish supporter wanted English only to be changed to official English. In 1983 onwards to 1990the US English had shown greater improvement. It supported the English –only was intensively in matters of politics and making of laws. It had failed in the year 1997 but in the year 1981 it was supported by many and it was passed and English was declared the official Language of the united states vote on a law that stated that the immigrants publications be published in their own language. This was done twice but it never came to pass since English had been declared the official language.
Language is very essential in politics. A country should have an official language to ensure that all government publications are published in that language. In other countries you find that they have more than one official language. A country like Belgium tend to favor a specific language and overlook the other in terms of politics .This is known has political language. People who move to other countries where they have a certain language they use in their politics and want to acquire the citizen ship of that country they are forced to learn the language. Has been evident mostly in Australia. Politicians have also the tendency of banning some minority languages which may either be used in schools or used by some communities. They do that in order for them to promote language use by majority people in that country or the language which seems to support their politics. Other politicians tend to use a language with a certain dialect which is not their own in order to promote their politics and the dialect may not be correct or advisable to be used in politics. Some dialects are of the same language and this may be used to promote national identity. For example Danish and Norwegian the two uses two different scripts for what is linguistically is the same language. The language which has some words which have negative implications in matters concerning politics should not be used.
The use of he and she has also led introduction of political rules of how many positions should be given to the male gender and the female gender. They are also seats which are set aside to be vied by a certain gender. The he or the she gender is not allowed vie for a certain gender, it is kept specifically for a certain gender. The situation where a certain language must be used to comply with the nationals' ideology is known as political correctness. The existence of two competing systems for the same language is related with differences in political camps. This comes out where a certain language is much considered more than the other. The one that is associated or collaborates the national's politics is considered. Language is much conspired in political matters to classify, organize and condemn a certain political group.
Most people who bother the matter of language admit that English is not a good way to approach politics, but we cannot do anything about it because it was introduced long time ago and people are used to it and it is hard to change. People argue that the decline of English has a political issue declination it should have both political and economic issues. Written modern English has bad habits and if one wants to become a good politician he or she should drop or not acquire the bad habits in order for them to become good politicians.
It important for people to understand their political language. This helps them to discover the instances when the politicians are mistreating them and when the government is treating them unfairly. When the people understand the political language they also able to demand want they need from their politicians. Being aware of political language also enables the politicians to communicate what they are to do for the citizens. Sometimes it becomes hard when a political language is not chosen since other people or politicians use their native language which is not understood by people from another language. Where there are differences in the political language it may cause conflicts. This because a particular language may be more favored more than the other. Nevertheless it may cause some parts of the country having more development more than other parts and this may cause instability. Political instability causes more countries becoming more developed more than others.
It therefore recommend each and every country to have their own political language. This will help a country to have peace and union. There are other great achievements that a country achieves when it upheld the idea of political language. The citizens are able to communicate what they need to their government without struggles or without creating any misunderstanding. The politicians therefore provide what is required to the citizens in the right time nag in the right place.
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