Language Policy

"This excellent book is simultaneously a history of the field, a survey of conceptual frameworks, a summary of major findings, and a crystal clear guide for doing research. Johnson's impressive ability to explain complex ideas - even those with which he disagrees - is aided by the user-friendly format, with highlighted definitions of key concepts and important quotations from major authors. Language Policy will be valuable for both graduate and advanced undergraduate students in language policy studies." - James Tollefson, University of Hong Kong

"Language Policy is a comprehensive and authoritative contribution to the field. It deals with all of the complexity and challenges of conducting research in LP while never losing sight of the fact that an important goal of LPP research is to promote social justice. The book provides a detailed analysis of the history of the field, research methods, examples of model projects, as well as critiques and limitations of methods and theories. In the end, this is a masterful account of an important field of scholarly inquiry rendered in clear accessible prose. This is a major contribution to the field of language policy and planning and should be required reading for serious scholars and practitioners in the language sciences." - Tom Ricento, University of Calgary, Canada