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Languages in America [electronic resource] : a pluralist view / Susan J. Dicker.

By: Dicker, Susan J.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Bilingual education and bilingualism: 42.Publisher: Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2003Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvi, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Multilingualism -- United States | Cultural pluralism -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 404/.2/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.