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.”