03704nam 2200685 a 450 991078046410332120230617021104.01-280-82822-697866108282271-85359-653-110.21832/9781853596537(CKB)111087028279430(EBL)204113(OCoLC)475918475(SSID)ssj0000189203(PQKBManifestationID)12058370(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189203(PQKBWorkID)10173823(PQKB)11756686(MiAaPQ)EBC3007722(DE-B1597)514071(OCoLC)1078912228(DE-B1597)9781853596537(MiAaPQ)EBC204113(Au-PeEL)EBL3007722(CaPaEBR)ebr10051995(OCoLC)923618822(Au-PeEL)EBL204113(EXLCZ)9911108702827943020021109d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLanguages in America[electronic resource] a pluralist view /Susan J. Dicker2nd ed.Clevedon ;Buffalo Multilingual Mattersc20031 online resource (379 p.)Bilingual education and bilingualism ;42Description based upon print version of record.1-85359-651-5 1-85359-652-3 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.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 tackles common misconceptions about second-language learning, reveals the nativist roots of the official-English movement, and describes how other countries nurture language pluralism. Finally, Dicker asks her readers to imagine America as an open, pluralistic society in which language diversity plays an important part.Bilingual education and bilingualism ;42.MultilingualismUnited StatesCultural pluralismUnited StatesMultilingualismCultural pluralism404/.2/0973Dicker Susan J1488477MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780464103321Languages in America3708723UNINA