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Languages in America : a pluralist view / Susan J. Dicker.
Van Pelt Library P115.5.U5 D53 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dicker, Susan J.
- Series:
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 42.
- Bilingual education and bilingualism ; 42
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Multilingualism--United States.
- Multilingualism.
- Cultural pluralism--United States.
- Cultural pluralism.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon ; Buffalo, NY : Multilingual Matters, [2003]
- Contents:
- Language and identity
- The melting-pot mythology
- Common misconceptions about language learning
- Languages in the schools
- The modem official-English movement
- Challenges to language restrictionism
- Lessons in multilingualism beyond the United States
- The possibilities of a pluralistic, multilingual America.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-347) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1853596523
- 1853596515
- OCLC:
- 51009083
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