Daily bread 05/17/2018

• Council wants 'English first' policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?

  • Council wants ‘English first’ policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?
  • has significant implications for
  • multicultural policy.
  • direct or near direct
  • signage
  • must not exceed more than
  • raises two important questions
  • what is the status of
  • has no policy designating English as an official language
  • has surprisingly little to say about
  • free to profess, practise and maintain
  • linguistic, religious and ancestral heritage
  • linguistic and cultural assets
  • live up to
  • a de facto policy of
  • Mandating English signage
  • has attracted the interest of
  • muddied the waters
  • miss the underlying issue of
  • part of the social fabric of
  • everyday life in the city.
  • convey the cultural identity of
  • the authenticity of
  • make up most of
  • is vital to
  • is equivalent to
  • “un-Australian”.
  • it raises enduring questions about
  • within an English-dominant framework

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