Languages in America a pluralist view / [electronic resource] :
Susan J. Dicker.
- 2nd ed.
- Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, c2003.
- xvi, 363 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 42 .
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 42. .
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, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Multilingualism--United States. Cultural pluralism--United States.