Languages in America
Subtitle: a pluralist view
By: Susan J. Dicker.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Bilingual education and bilingualism ;; 42
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Clevedon; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Subjects: Multilingualism -- United States; Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-347) and index.
Table of contents: title: Language and identity; title: The melting-pot mythology; title: Common misconceptions about language learning; title: Languages in the schools; title: The modern official-English movement; title: Challenges to language restrictionism; title: Lessons in multilingualism beyond the United States; title: The possibilities of a pluralistic, multilingual America.