TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dicker,Susan J
TI  - Languages in America: A Pluralist View 
T2  - Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
SN  - 9781853593376
AV  - P115.5.U5D53 2003P115.5.U5 D53 2003eb 
U1  - 306.4460973404/.2/0973 
PY  - 2003///]
CY  - Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit : 
PB  - Multilingual Matters, 
KW  - Cultural pluralism
KW  - United States
KW  - Multilingualism
KW  - Multilinguisme
KW  - États-Unis
KW  - Politique linguistique
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Language and Identity --; 2. The Melting-Pot Mythology --; 3. Common Misconceptions About Language Learning --; 4. Languages in the Schools --; 5. The Modern Official-English Movement --; 6. Challenges to Language Restrictionism --; 7. Lessons in Multilingualism Beyond the United States --; 8. The Possibilities of a Pluralistic, Multilingual America --; Epilogue --; References --; Index; restricted access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21832/9781853596537
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781853596537
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781853596537/original
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