Read Lewis, Cooper, and Yeltman. All 3 texts are attached to this assignment. Your response is to be 560 words or more. Secondly, respond to the following questions. Your responses are due no later than July 27.
Questions:
1. In the recently independent countries like Ukraine and Estonia there are strong movements for establishing the dominance of the national language over Russian. Would this development have surprized Lewis?
2. In Cooper, what is the goal of Bill 22?
3. In reference to Veltman, how does the Quebec example show the potential and limitations of political efforts to change a sociolinguistic situation?