Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 1999: Language in Our Time
Author: James E. Alatis
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2001-09-07
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9781589018549
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarking 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.