Download or read book An Introduction to Language Policy written by Thomas Ricento and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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