Language Imposition Quotes

Yes, I would agree that America, just like Spain was in the 17th Century, is the main empire of the world and they are the ones who, on the surface, are the most pushy: pushing their language, pushing their culture - or what there is of it - pushing by force their system on others.

If English was good enough for Jesus Christ, it ought to be good enough for the children of Texas.

All these shortcomings stem from the laziness of the Cambodians [Khmer]… teach them agriculture. As for language, they should be taught to speak Vietnamese. Our dress and table manners must also be followed. If there is any out-dated or barbarous custom that can be simplified or repressed, then do so.

Bilingualism is not an imposition on the citizens - it is an imposition on the state.

Making English grammar conform to Latin rules is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football.

On the first day of school, my teacher, Miss Mdingane, gave each of us an English name and said that from thenceforth that was the name we would answer to in school. This was the custom among Africans in those days and was undoubtedly due to the British bias of our education.

The Negro was taught to speak the white man's tongue, worship the white God, and accept the white man as his superior.

I'm against the idea of force-feeding all of Canada on two languages.

Under the tropic is our language spoke, And part of Flanders hath receiv'd our yoke.

The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is very different from the psychology of a language which one accepts of one's free will.

In school in Lebanon, we were not allowed to speak Arabic during breaks - it had to be French or English.

Never impose your language on people you wish to reach.