[Rails] Rails 3.1 & Routes & Root

I have

Ultradedup002::Application.routes.draw do
match ':controller/:action(:id)'
root :to => 'home#show'
end

Focusing on
root :to => 'home#show'

how do I add a parameter?
root :to => 'home#show?locale=en'
does not seem to work.

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