Question

Which of the following is a reason Nunberg cites for language assimilation (i.e. faster language assimilation of immigrants in the U.S.?)
A. Demands of the urban workplace value bilingualism, encouraging the keeping of native languages and English.
B. Ubiquity of bilingual language media helping people learn English.
C. Increased mobility: people no longer stay within close-knit communities speaking their own language; they move around more and become assimilated with English speaking communities
D. Conservative social policies beginning with the Reagan administration led immigrants to teach their children only English.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is A) Demands of the urban workplace value bilingualism, encourage the keeping of native languages and English.

Explanation:

Geoffrey Nurnberg discusses this in Language Loyalties. In the urban workplaces ethnicity and language are valued but at the same time English is required in everyday use.