ISBN:
0585171688
,
9780585171685
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xvi, 278 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Bilingual education and bilingualism 10
Parallel Title:
Print version Languages in America
DDC:
306.44973
Keywords:
Language policy United States
;
Multilingualism United States
;
Language policy
;
Multilingualism
;
Language policy
;
Multilingualism
;
Política del lenguaje EE. UU
;
Multilingüismo EE. UU
;
Language policy
;
Multilingualism
;
Meertaligheid
;
Onderwijs
;
Languages & Literatures
;
Philology & Linguistics
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Linguistics ; Sociolinguistics
;
Language and languages
;
United States Languages
;
United States
;
United States Languages
;
United States Languages
;
Verenigde Staten
;
United States
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"In the United States today, an intense discourse is taking place on what the future of the nation will be. Alarmists point to the most recent wave of immigrants, mostly from non-European countries, as the source of current societal malaise. In particular, they consider the diversity of language that these immigrants bring with them to be an inherent threat to the American way of life." "Languages In America: a Plural View is a vigorous response to this perspective by a sociolinguist and teacher, Susan J. Dicker. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of linguistics, history and sociology, Dicker presents a cogent argument for language diversity in the United States. She explores the importance of native language. She debunks the mythology of the melting pot image of America. She tackles common misconceptions about second-language learning, reveals the nativist roots of the official-English movement, and describes how other countries have dealt with language pluralism. Finally, Dicker asks her readers to imagine America as an open, pluralistic society in which language diversity plays an important part."--BOOK JACKET
Description / Table of Contents:
Language and IdentityThe Melting-Pot MythologyCommon Misconceptions About Language LearningLanguages in the SchoolsThe Modern Official-English MovementChallenges to Language RestrictionismLessons in Multilingualism Beyond the United StatesThe Possibilities of a Pluralistic, Multilingual America.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-267) and index. - Description based on print version record
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