Languages in America : a pluralist view /
This text tackles the controversial language issues facing an increasingly diverse nation. Highlighting the roles the non-English language have had in American history, it offers a cogent argument against language restrictionism.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Clevedon ; Buffalo, NY :
Multilingual Matters,
©2003.
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Edición: | 2nd ed. |
Colección: | Bilingual education and bilingualism ;
42. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Language and identity
- The melting-pot mythology
- Common misconceptions about language learning
- Languages in the schools
- The modem official-English movement
- Challenges to language restrictionism
- Lessons in multilingualism beyond the United States
- The possibilities of a pluralistic, multilingual America.