Language Policy & Identity in the U.S.
Ron Schmidt
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Paperback. Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. This book lays out the two approaches to language policy - linguistic assimilation and linguistic pluralism - in clear and accessible terms. Series: Mapping Racisms. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CFB; JH; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. Critics of immigration and multiculturalism argue that recent government language policies such as bilingual education, non-English election materials, and social service and workplace \u0022language rights\u0022 threaten the national character of the United States. Proponents of bilingualism, on the other hand, maintain that, far from being a threat, these language policies and programs provide an opportunity to right old wrongs and make the United States a more democratic society. This book lays out ... Read more
Well over thirty million people in the United States speak a primary language other than English. Nearly twenty million of them speak Spanish. And these numbers are growing. Critics of immigration and multiculturalism argue that recent government language policies such as bilingual education, non-English election materials, and social service and workplace \u0022language rights\u0022 threaten the national character of the United States. Proponents of bilingualism, on the other hand, maintain that, far from being a threat, these language policies and programs provide an opportunity to right old wrongs and make the United States a more democratic society. This book lays out ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Series
Mapping Racisms
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566397551
SKU
V9781566397551
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About Ron Schmidt
Ronald Schmidt, Sr., is Professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach.
Reviews for Language Policy & Identity in the U.S.
"Finally, a study that is at one and the same time understandable and scholarly, factual and ethical, pluralist and integrationist, and sensitive to the often disregarded overlap between class, race and ethnicity, a study that sympathetically examines all sides of the American language policy issue and finds that these sides can and should come together productively, so that both pluribus ... Read more