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UNINA9910780464103321 |
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Autore |
Dicker Susan J |
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Titolo |
Languages in America [[electronic resource] ] : a pluralist view / / Susan J. Dicker |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Multilingual Matters, c2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-82822-6 |
9786610828227 |
1-85359-653-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (379 p.) |
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Collana |
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Bilingual education and bilingualism ; ; 42 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Multilingualism - United States |
Cultural pluralism - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-347) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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The United States is and has always been an immigrant country. However, it has always demonstrated a marked ambivalence towards newcomers. In some circumstances, they are seen as welcomed contributors to a multifaceted society; in others they are viewed as interlopers usurping depleting resources which should be going to the country’s citizens. A major part of this ongoing debate centers on the languages which immigrants bring with them. For some, these new languages add to the country’s diversity; for others the new languages are seen as an inherent threat to English and the American way of life. Languages in America: A Pluralist View is a vigorous response to this perspective by a sociolinguist and professor, Susan J. Dicker. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of linguistics, history and sociology, Dicker presents a cogent argument for language diversity in the United States. She explores the role language plays in personal and public identity. She debunks the mythology of America as a melting pot. She |
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