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Which of the Following Statements Is Not an Example of Linguistic

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Which of the following statements is not an example of linguistic nationalism?


A) You are a Spanish-speaking person in the U.S. ,but want your children to use English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding society.
B) A national committee in France declares that certain widely used terms will no longer be allowed to appear in public print because they are not French.
C) You live in Scotland and are so alarmed by the rapid decline in the number of people speaking Gaelic that you start a school in which all subjects are taught in Gaelic.
D) The southern part of India declares itself a separate country called Tamiland (the land of the people who speak Tamil) in defiance of India's declaration of Hindi as the national language
E) A country previously colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonial domination.

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