This week Corrine explains why a monolingual America just ain't gonna happen. She explains the history, the reasoning, and some of the really interesting problems inherent to her mother tongue. Want to learn more? Listen in!
PS. Janet drops one eff bomb toward the end that I literally could not edit out. So sorry!
References
Much of today's references comes from Corrine's years of study in English and linguistics, and working in the English language field for the last decade. Other information can be found at:
Allaire, J. (1977). Foreign Languages and the Founding Fathers. South Atlantic Bulletin, 42(1), 3-10. doi:10.2307/3199048
Camera, L. (16 Oct 2015) Wanted: Bilingual Teachers. USToday. Retreieved from https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/10/16/us-faces-shortage-of-bilingual-teachers
Dialect Quiz http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0
First Voices. Retrieved from http://www.firstvoices.com/en/Kanienkeha-Mohawk-EN/phrase/01d5e103526b07e3/Hello.+How+are+you%3F
Wilson, R. (2 Dec 2013). What Dialect Do You Speak? A map of American English. The Washington Post. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2013/12/02/what-dialect-to-do-you-speak-a-map-of-american-english/?utm_term=.30b613c2cb68
Zong, J. & Batalove, J. (8 March 2017). Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States. The Online Journal of the Migration Policy Institute. Retrieved from http://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/frequently-requested-statistics-immigrants-and-immigration-united-states#CurrentHistoricalNumbers
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