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Thomas Ricento (ed.), Ideology, politics and language policies: Focus on English. Amsterdam and Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2000. Pp. 193 + index. Pb $29.95.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2006

Tariq Rahman
Tariq Rahman
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Linguistics and South Asian Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan, trahman@sat.net.pk
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This book is an outcome of a colloquium, held in 1997, on ideology and language policies with special focus on English. There are nine chapters, with a lucid introduction by Ricento and a bibliography at the end. Ricento also contributes a chapter on the theoretical aspects of language planning and policy. The other chapters touch on language policies in Australia (Helen Moore); colonial language policies (Chaps. 3 and 7, by Alastair Pennycook); language ideologies in the US (Terrence G.Wiley); linguistic imperialism with reference to English (Robert Phillipson); and policies and the role of English in Sri Lanka (Suresh Canagurajah), North India (Selma K. Sonntag), and South Africa (Stanly G. M. Ridge).

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Language in Society , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 2002 , pp. 288 - 290
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