| Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics: Language in Our Time: Bilingual Education and the Official English, Ebonics and Standa 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Alatis, James E. (Editor), Tan, Ai-Hui (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0878401326 ISBN-13: 9780878401321 Publisher: Georgetown University Press OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Marking the return -- after a two-year hiatus -- of this annual collection of essays on linguistics and language education, the 1999 volume speaks to the most pressing social issues of our time. More than thirty contributors from around the world take up longstanding debates about language diversity, language standardization, and language policy. They tackle such controversial issues as the Official English movement, bilingual education, and ideological struggles over African American Vernacular English. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 410.5 |
| Series: Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguisti |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.3" W x 9.16" (1.30 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tackles such controversial issues as the Official English movement, bilingual education, and ideological struggles over African America Vernacular English. |
