Book Series

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Sorry, I somehow managed to delete the title of this first volume in the
series.  Title is Language Policy.

HS

On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Thomas Ricento wrote:

> Hal,
>    This doesn't give the title of Spolsky's book.  Do you have it?  Thanks.
>
> Tom
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harold F. Schiffman [mailto:haroldfs at ccat.sas.upenn.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 3:19 PM
> To: Language Policy-List
> Subject: Book Series
>
>
> Publication Year: 2004
> Publisher: Cambridge University Press
>            http://www.cup.org
>
> Author: Bernard Spolsky, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel
>
> Hardback: ISBN: 0521804612, Pages: 250, Price: $58.00*
> Comment: Price subject to change
> Paperback: ISBN: 0521011752, Pages: 250, Price: $21.00*
> Comment: Price subject to change
>
> Abstract:
>
> This new series consists of accessible yet challenging accounts of the
> most important issues to consider when examining the relationship
> between language and society. Written by leading experts, the books in
> the series are designed to be used in courses and in seminars, and
> include useful suggestions for further reading and helpful glossaries.
>
> Bernard Spolsky looks at the many debates at the forefront of language
> policy in this up-to-date introduction.  The topics covered include
> ideas of correctness and bad language; bilingualism and
> multilingualism; language death and efforts to preserve endangered
> languages; language choice as a human and civil right; and language
> education policy.  Spolsky develops a theory of modern national
> language policy and the major forces controlling it and explores
> questions that arise concerning the recognition of language policies
> and language management.
>