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德语差一点成为世界通用语!

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发表于 2002-8-9 09:30:38 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
在美国独立后,国会对选哪种语言作为官方语言争论不休,一方说选英语,因为美国多数移民是从英国和爱尔兰来的;另一方说选德语,是为了体现和昔日的宗主国英国的一刀两断,而且那时德国移民也有不少。在后来举行的国会投票中,德语以一票之差败给了英语!
发表于 2002-8-9 11:07:53 | 显示全部楼层

好险

要不咱们学的就没有优势了。
发表于 2002-8-11 12:43:21 | 显示全部楼层

这个故事一点根据都没有!

jiayun君:美国国会到现在都没有通过英语为官方语言的法律!而是各个州在各自通过,而且专门有个组织负责促进将英语作为官方语言的。看看这个

About the Issue

Declaring English the official language means that official government business at all levels must be conducted solely in English. This includes all public documents, records, legislation and regulations, as well as hearings, official ceremonies and public meetings.

Official English legislation contains common-sense exceptions permitting the use of languages other than English for such things as public health and safety services, judicial proceedings (although actual trials would be conducted in English), foreign language instruction and the promotion of tourism.

In 1996, U.S.ENGLISH was instrumental in passing H.R. 123, "The Bill Emerson English Language Empowerment Act of 1996." That bill, making English the official language of the U.S. government, passed in the House of Representatives with a bipartisan vote of 259-169. Unfortunately, the Senate did not act on the bill before the end of the session. Currently, U.S.ENGLISH is working with Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia and Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama to help pass official English bills in the 107th Congress. H.R. 1984 is pending in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Twenty-seven states have some form of official English law. Most recently, Iowa passed official English legislation in 2002. U.S.ENGLISH is currently working in several additional states to pass official English bills.
 楼主| 发表于 2002-8-11 15:14:28 | 显示全部楼层

谢谢vinzenz兄!

这个故事是我从一本讲德国文化的书上看来的。就当是个故事吧。

美国国会到现在都没有通过英语为官方语言的法律,那么就不能说美国的官方语言是英语,只能说在美国通用英语。这一点常不加以区分。
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