THOMAS RICENTO (ed.), An Introduction to language policy: Theory and method

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Thomas Ricento (ed.), An Introduction to language policy: Theory and method. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2006. Pp. xii, 371. Pb 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.”