Languages in America [electronic resource] : a pluralist view / Susan J. Dicker.
Series: Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 42.Publication details: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvi, 363 p. : illISBN:- 1853596515 (pbk.)
- 1853596523 (hbk.)
- 404/.2/0973 21
- P115.5.U5 D53 2003eb
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-347) and index.
Language and identity -- The melting-pot mythology -- Common misconceptions about language learning -- Languages in the schools -- The modern official-English movement -- Challenges to language restrictionism -- Lessons in multilingualism beyond the United States -- The possibilities of a pluralistic, multilingual America.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.