78 - Season 6 - Meet Ilan Stavans, a Tocqueville for our century

Professor/publisher/author/OED consultant Ilan Stavans has written books about all three of the languages he speaks: his native Mexican Spanish, his heritage Yiddish, and his adopted English. In Episode 78, Ilan and Steve have a far-ranging conversation that touches on how American literature is becoming multilingual literature, why prescriptive dictionaries don’t work for English, and the secret to seeing your children embrace the language of their heritage. Listen and you’ll soon know why America the Bilingual has dubbed him a Tocqueville for bilingualism in America. Enjoy!

Music credits, in order of appearance:

HoliznaCC0 - Tranquil Mindscape ( Lofi , Happy , Reflection )

U.S. Army Blues - Kelli's Number
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/US_Army_Blues/Live_At_Blues_Alley/0_-_08_-_The_US_Army_Blues_-_Kellis_Number/

John Bartmann - African Moon

John Bartmann - Somewhere nice
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Bartmann/Public_Domain_Soundtrack_Music_Album_One/somewhere-nice/

HoliznaCC0 - 20 Minute Meditation 1
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/holiznacc0/space-sleep-meditation/20-minute-meditation-1/

U.S. Army Blues - Oginiland

Komiku - In the restaurant
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Komiku/THE_GIRL_WITH_THE_BASEBALL_BAT/Komiku_-_THE_GIRL_WITH_THE_BASEBALL_BAT_-_03_In_the_restaurant/

Koi-discovery - Oxforf by Night