Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT an example of linguistic nationalism?
A) You are an immigrant to Canada from Somalia,and you want your children to use only English so they will fit in more easily with the surrounding Canadian 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) An African country once colonized by the British passes a law requiring everyone to speak the native tongue;English is banned because of its association with colonialism.
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