Thomas Ricento
List of John Benjamins publications for which Thomas Ricento plays a role.
Journal
ISSN 0272-2690 | E-ISSN 1569-9889
Title
Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English
Edited by Thomas Ricento
[IMPACT: Studies in Language, Culture and Society, 6] 2000. x, 197 pp.
Subjects English linguistics | Germanic linguistics | Language policy | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
2018 Chapter 9. The promise and pitfalls of global English The Politics of Multilingualism: Europeanisation, globalisation and linguistic governance, Kraus, Peter A. and François Grin (eds.), pp. 201–222 | Chapter
In this chapter, I explore the purported and actual effects of global English in contexts in which it is often seen as a way of enhancing socioeconomic mobility. While some studies suggest that proficiency in English in countries where it is not an official or dominant language may correlate with… read more
2017 Conceptualizing language: Linguistic theory and language policy Dynamics of Linguistic Diversity, Peukert, Hagen and Ingrid Gogolin (eds.), pp. 13–29 | Chapter
My purpose in this chapter is to describe and critique some of the common sense beliefs about language that are often implicitly incorporated in the theories of political philosophers who engage in discussions on language policies and language rights in liberal democracies. I then consider the… read more
2013 Measuring success when English isn’t your native language: Perspectives from Canada Multilingualism and Language Diversity in Urban Areas: Acquisition, identities, space, education, Siemund, Peter, Ingrid Gogolin, Monika Edith Schulz and Julia Davydova (eds.), pp. 349–368 | Article
Because of the power and international status of English, and because of real or perceived pressures to ‘assimilate’ persons from non-English speaking cultural backgrounds, educators in English-dominant countries are likely to have a primary focus on the academic achievement of learners based on… read more
2000 Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Introduction Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English, Ricento, Thomas (ed.), pp. 1–8 | Chapter
2000 Historical and Theoretical Perspectives in Language Policy and Planning Ideology, Politics and Language Policies: Focus on English, Ricento, Thomas (ed.), pp. 9–24 | Chapter
1998 The Courts, the Legislature and society: the Shaping of Federal Language Policy in the United States Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights: Selected Proceedings of the Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights Conference, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March, 1996, Kibbee, Douglas A. (ed.), pp. 123–141 | Article