LEADER 03704nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910780464103321 005 20230617021104.0 010 $a1-280-82822-6 010 $a9786610828227 010 $a1-85359-653-1 024 7 $a10.21832/9781853596537 035 $a(CKB)111087028279430 035 $a(EBL)204113 035 $a(OCoLC)475918475 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000189203 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12058370 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189203 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10173823 035 $a(PQKB)11756686 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3007722 035 $a(DE-B1597)514071 035 $a(OCoLC)1078912228 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781853596537 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC204113 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3007722 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10051995 035 $a(OCoLC)923618822 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL204113 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111087028279430 100 $a20021109d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLanguages in America$b[electronic resource] $ea pluralist view /$fSusan J. Dicker 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aClevedon ;$aBuffalo $cMultilingual Matters$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (379 p.) 225 1 $aBilingual education and bilingualism ;$v42 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85359-651-5 311 $a1-85359-652-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 323-347) and index. 327 $aLanguage 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. 330 $aThe United States is and has always been an immigrant country. However, it has always demonstrated a marked ambivalence towards newcomers. In some circumstances, they are seen as welcomed contributors to a multifaceted society; in others they are viewed as interlopers usurping depleting resources which should be going to the country?s citizens. A major part of this ongoing debate centers on the languages which immigrants bring with them. For some, these new languages add to the country?s diversity; for others the new languages are seen as an inherent threat to English and the American way of life. Languages in America: A Pluralist View is a vigorous response to this perspective by a sociolinguist and professor, Susan J. Dicker. Drawing on knowledge from the fields of linguistics, history and sociology, Dicker presents a cogent argument for language diversity in the United States. She explores the role language plays in personal and public identity. She debunks the mythology of America as a melting pot. She tackles common misconceptions about second-language learning, reveals the nativist roots of the official-English movement, and describes how other countries nurture language pluralism. Finally, Dicker asks her readers to imagine America as an open, pluralistic society in which language diversity plays an important part. 410 0$aBilingual education and bilingualism ;$v42. 606 $aMultilingualism$zUnited States 606 $aCultural pluralism$zUnited States 615 0$aMultilingualism 615 0$aCultural pluralism 676 $a404/.2/0973 700 $aDicker$b Susan J$01488477 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910780464103321 996 $aLanguages in America$93708723 997 $aUNINA