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Reading for M 1/31: Primary source materials on the “official-English” movement

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Next week, we will continue to look at multilingualism, but shift our attention to questions of national language policy and official languages.  In particular, we will spend some time considering language policy in America, in the context of the “official-English” movement.  In the “Readings” section of this website, I’ve posted a collection (PDF) of primary …

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Reading for W 1/26 & F 1/28: Grosjean (1982), Chap. 1

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For this Wednesday and Friday, please read the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website.  (Note that the “Readings” section is password-protected–you can find the password on the first page of the course syllabus.) Grosjean, François. 1982. Life with Two Languages: An Introduction to Bilingualism, Chapter 1 (‘Bilingualism and …

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