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Thomas Ricento (ed.), An Introduction to language policy: Theory and method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2007

Francis M. Hult
Francis M. Hult
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Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA, [email protected]
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Thomas Ricento (ed.), An Introduction to language policy: Theory and method. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2006. Pp. xii, 371. Pb $34.95, Hb $69.95.

Excellent textbooks are hard to find, and with An Introduction to language policy: Theory and method, Thomas Ricento delivers one for language policy and planning (LPP). Ricento has assembled an extraordinary collection of carefully crafted introductory essays on core issues in LPP. Each contribution is written by the leading researcher(s) in a given area. In all, the book includes 19 chapters divided into three sections, each with an overview by Ricento: “Theoretical perspectives in language policy,” “Methodological perspectives in language policy,” and “Topical areas in language policy.”

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Language in Society , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 626 - 629
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© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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Cooper, Robert L. (1989). Language planning and social change. New York: Cambridge University Press.
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