Problems with the 'language-as-resource' discourse in the promotion of heritage languages in the U.S.A.

Journal of Sociolinguistics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 348-368

  Ricento, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Americanization; Heritage languages; Language and identity; Language policy; Language rights; Language as resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944484435     PISSN: 13606441     EISSN: 14679841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-6441.2005.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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