The Hegemony of English (Series in Critical Narrative)
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781594510014
Subjects: Bilingualism & multilingualism; Multicultural studies; Philosophy of education; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Education / Teaching; Bilingualism; Public Policy; Multicultural Education; Education; Linguistics; General; Popular Culture - General; Education / General; Bilingual Education; Language Experience Approach; Composition & Creative Writing - General
First sentence: THE UNITED STATES HAS HAD NO OVERT OFFICIAL LANGUAGE POLICY regulated by legal and constitutional declaration, yet it is the envy of many nations that aggressively police language use within their borders through explicit policies designed to protect the "purity" and "integrity" of the national language.