Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics (GURT) 1999: Language in Our Time
Bilingual Education and Official English, Ebonics and Standard English, Immigration and the Unz Initiative
Published on 7. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-87840-132-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
A valuable compendium of knowledge... the volume provides a current, accessible, welcome, and well-tempered picture of contemporary scholarship. Modern Language JournalMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington, DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87840-132-1 (9780878401321)
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Persons
James E. Alatis is dean emeritus of the School of Languages and Linguistics at Georgetown University. Ai-Hui Tan is the coordinator of the Georgetown Round Table on Languages and Linguistics.