Includes bibliographical references and index.

Language policy / Thomas Ricento -- Frameworks and models in languag e policy and planning / Nancy H. Hornberger -- Critical theory in langu age policy / James W. Tollefson -- Postmodernism in language policy / A lastair Pennycook -- Economic considerations in language policy / Franc ois Grin -- Political theory and language policy / Ronald Schmidt -- La nguage policy and linguistic culture / Harold Schiffman -- The lessons of historical investigation / Terrence G. Wiley -- Ethnographic methods in language policy / Suresh Canagarajah -- Linguistic analyses in lang uage policies / Ruth Wodak -- Geolinguistic analysis in language policy / Don Cartwright -- Psycho-sociological analysis in language policy / Colin Baker -- Language policy and national identity / Jan Blommaert -- Language policy and minority rights / Stephen May -- Language policy a nd linguistic human rights / Tove Skutnabb-Kangas -- Language policies and the education of linguistic minorities / Christina Bratt Paulston a nd Kai Heidemann -- Language policy and language shift / Joshua A. Fish man -- Language policy and sign languages / Timothy Reagan -- Language policy and linguistic imperialism / Robert Phillipson.