Language diversity in the USA /

"What are the most widely spoken non-English languages in the USA? How did they reach the USA? Who speaks them, to whom, and for what purposes? What changes do these languages undergo as they come into contact with English? This book investigates the linguistic diversity of the USA by profiling...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Potowski, Kim (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Temas:
Language and culture > United States.
Multilingualism > United States.
Sociolinguistics > United States.
Langage et culture > États-Unis.
Multilinguisme > États-Unis.
Sociolinguistique > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Language and culture
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics
Sprachliche Minderheit.
Soziolinguistik.
Minority languages > United States.
United States
USA.
United States > Languages.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Language diversity in the USA: dispelling common myths and appreciating advantages / Kim Potowski
  • Language contact in the USA / Suzanne Romaine
  • Native American languages in the USA / Teresa L. McCarty
  • Spanish in the USA / Kim Potowski and Maria Carreira
  • Chinese in the USA / Yun Xiao
  • Tagalog in the USA / Elvira C. Fonacier
  • French in the USA / Albert Valdman
  • Vietnamese in the USA / Vy Thuc Dao and Carl L. Bankston III
  • German in the USA / Renate Ludanyi
  • Korean in the USA / Hae-Young Kim
  • Russian in the USA / Olga E. Kagan and Kathleen Dillon
  • Italian in the USA / Anna De Fina and Luciana Fellin
  • Arabic in the USA / Sonia Shiri
  • Portuguese in the USA / Ana Maria Carvalho
  • Polish in the USA / Bożena Nowicka McLees and Katarzyna Dziwirek
  • Language policy in the USA / Terrence G. Wiley.

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