| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 320 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in bilingualism ; v. 44
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 44.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments, pxi-xii; List of figures, pxiii; List of tables, pxv; Preface, pxvii-xviii; 1. Introduction: Bilingualism as a worldwide phenomenon, p1-24; 2. Bilingual acquisition and the bilingual individual, p25-68; 3. Bilingual phenomena in the U.S., p69-108; 4. Chicano English (ChE), p109-152; 5. American attitudes to bilingualism, p153-186; 6. Bilingualism and education, p187-224; 7. Literacy, biliteracy, and the cognitive effects of schooling, p225-264; 8. The current state of the Chicano-Latino community, p265-298; References, p299-308; Index, p309-320. |
| Summary |
This text provides an overview of bi- and multilingualism as a worldwide phenomenon. It features comprehensive discussions of many of the linguistic, social, political, and educational issues found in an increasingly multilingual nation and world. To this end, the book takes the Chicano-Latino community of Southern California, where Spanish-English bilingualism has over a century and a half of history, and presents a detailed case study, thereby situating the community in a much broader social context. Spanish is the second most-widely spoken language in the U.S. after English, yet, for the mo. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Education, Bilingual -- United States.
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Education, Bilingual. |
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United States. |
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Bilingualism -- United States.
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Bilingualism. |
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Hispanic Americans -- Education.
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Hispanic Americans -- Education. |
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Mexican Americans -- Education.
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Mexican Americans -- Education. |
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Language acquisition.
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Language acquisition. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Field, Fredric W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bilingualism in the USA. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Company, 2011 9789027241832 (DLC) 2011018543 (OCoLC)722792253 |
| ISBN |
9789027241832 (electronic book) |
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902724183X (electronic book) |
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9789027241849 (electronic book) |
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9027241848 (electronic book) |
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9789027285096 (electronic book) |
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9027285098 (electronic book) |
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1283234432 |
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9781283234436 |
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