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Language Policy & Identity In The U.S.

Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. Critics of immigration and multiculturalism argue that recent government language policies such as bilingual education, non-En...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmidt, Ron
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. Critics of immigration and multiculturalism argue that recent government language policies such as bilingual education, non-English election materials, and social service and workplace "language rights" threaten the national character of the United States. Proponents of bilingualism, on the other hand, maintain that, far from being a threat, these language policies and programs provide an opportunity to right old.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:9781439906095
1439906092