Languages in America: A Pluralist View

June K. Phillips, Susan J. Dicker

Modern Language Journal · 1998 · 56 citations · 0 references

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Introduction 1. Language and Identity 2. The Melting-Pot Mythology 3. Common Misconceptions about Language Learning 4. Languages in the Schools 5. The Modem 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