how many official languages in america?

Question

dear all i would like to know,except english how many official languages in america?

Answer 1

one english and should stay that way

Answer 2

1

Answer 3

Many people are surprised to learn that the United States has no official language. As one of the major centers of commerce and trade, and a major English-speaking country, many assume that English is the country's official language. But despite efforts over the years, the United States has no official language., it is largely monolingual with English being the "de facto" official language.


English is spoken by about 82 percent of the population as a native language and nearly everyone in the United States uses it as a daily language. On May 18, 2006 the Senate voted on an amendment to an immigration reform bill that would declare English the national language of the United States.[1] The immigration reform bill itself, S. 2611, was passed in the Senate on May 25, 2006, and now has to go back to the House of Representatives in conference to make sure amendments are agreed upon.

Approximately 336 languages are spoken by the population (spoken or signed) of which 176 are indigenous to the area. 52 languages formerly spoken in the country's territory are now extinct (Grimes 2000).

Spanish is taught as a second language to some extent, especially in areas with large Hispanic populations such as the states which border Mexico, as well as Florida and New York. Younger generations of non-Hispanics seem to be learning Spanish in larger numbers, thanks to the growing Hispanic population and increasing popularity of Latin American movies and music performed in the Spanish language. Over 30 million Americans, roughly 12% of the population, speak Spanish as a first or second language, making the U.S. the fifth-largest Spanish speaking population in the world after Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and Argentina.

Answer 4

The only official language in America is English But we speak many languages.some things like driving tests and banking instructions are in other languages out of courtesy.

Answer 5

There is NO official language in the USA. English has recently been made the language to be used in official meetings etc. But the Democrats sucessfully stopped English becoming the 'official' language of the USA, for fear of accusations of rascism.

Answer 6

Sorry to say -- there isn't one official language in the US. Of course, English is the unofficial official language. There is no state or federal law or passage in the US Constitution that states an official language.

Answer 7

There are no official languages in the US.

English is the most spoken, followed by Spanish. But they're not official languages.

Answer 8

None, FREEDOM OF SPEECH keeps America from having an official language.

Answer 9

Only English is the official language. Everything else is anything else.

Answer 10

English...

Answer 11

none,and english is the most spoken,but has not been declared"an official language here"! but we should have english and spanish,like canada has english and french.