An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method (Language and Social Change) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405114983 ISBN 13: 9781405114981

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005

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An Introduction to Language Policy: Theories and Method is a collection of newly-written chapters that cover the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field.

• provides an accessible introduction to the study of language policy research and language’s role in social life
• consists of newly commissioned essays written by internationally recognized scholars
• helps define and describe a growing field of inquiry and is an authoritative source for students, scholars and researchers in linguistics, applied linguistics, education, policy studies and related areas
• includes section overviews, annotated chapter bibliographies, and discussion questions

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Thomas Ricento is Professor in the Division of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is founding co-editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education (with Terrence Wiley) and his publications include Americanization and Ideologies of Language (2005), and Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English (edited, 2000).

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An Introduction to Language Policy: Theory and Method provides an accessible introduction to the field of language policy through broad and in-depth coverage of the major theories and methods currently employed by scholars active in the field. The volume consists of newly commissioned essays, written by internationally recognized scholars, in three areas: theoretical perspectives, methodological perspectives, and topical areas. Each section contains an overview and each chapter includes an annotated bibliography and discussion questions.

This book helps define and describe a growing field of inquiry and is an authoritative source for students, scholars, and researchers in linguistics, applied linguistics, education, policy studies, and related areas.

This book helps define and describe a growing field of inquiry and is an authoritative source for students, scholars, and researchers in linguistics, applied linguistics, education, policy studies, and related areas.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1405114983
• ISBN 13: 9781405114981
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 383
• Herausgeber: Ricento Thomas
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley-VCH GmbH; product_safety@wiley.com; ; Boschstrasse 12; Weinheim; 69469; Deutschland