John E. Petrovic is Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at The University of Alabama. He teaches in the areas of philosophy of education and educational policy, with focus on language policy in education. His recent books include A Post-Liberal Approach to Language Policy in Education and Unschooling Critical Pedagogy, Unfixing Schools. Bedrettin Yazan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research focuses on language teacher learning and identity, collaboration between ESL and content teachers, language policy and planning, and World Englishes. Methodologically he is interested in critical autoethnography, narrative inquiry, and qualitative case study.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1: Confronting Language Fetishism in PracticeChapter 2: Language as Instrument, Resource, and maybe Capital, but not Commodity: A Marxian ClarificationChapter 3: Language, Context, and Economic Value: An Interactionist ApproachChapter 4: Misconceptions of Economics and Political Economy in Sociolinguistic ResearchChapter 5: Between Voice and Voices: Negotiating value among interpreters in TorontoChapter 6: "A breathtaking English": Negotiating what counts as distinctive linguistic capital at an elite international school near BarcelonaChapter 7: Language, ethnicity, and tourism in the making of a Himalayan Tamang villageChapter 8: When linguistic capital isn’t enough: personality development and English speakerhood as capital in IndiaChapter 9: Ideologies of multilingualism as an investment and as a marketable commodity among Greek expat families in LuxembourgChapter 10: Names as linguistic capitalChapter 11: Ideologies of French and commodification: What does meaning making imply for multilinguals in transnational times?Coda: Issues arising around conceptual and empirical work on the commodification of languageIndex

Nearly two decades after the concept of language commodification first appeared, this fascinating volume takes its theorization and analytical import a step further. Readers will enjoy the intersecting lines of critique and the rich variety of situated studies that discuss the boundaries of the notion for understanding language in late capitalism. Eva Codó, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainThis book covers an important topic that has generated substantial controversy in applied linguistics in recent years. I would recommend it for anyone who has an interest in language politics and policy; in particular, scholars and graduate students who may be confused about terms such as ‘commodification of language’ and concepts such as ‘language as power’ will benefit from the detailed analyses and insights provided by the various contributors to this volume. Thomas Ricento, University of Calgary, USAOne of the interesting aspects of the collection is that the contributors not only cover a broad range of topics but also employ various methods across the empirical chapters. Ayako Hiasa, Arizona State University

John E. Petrovic is Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at The University of Alabama. He teaches in the areas of philosophy of education and educational policy, with focus on language policy in education. His recent books include A Post-Liberal Approach to Language Policy in Education and Unschooling Critical Pedagogy, Unfixing Schools. Bedrettin Yazan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research focuses on language teacher learning and identity, collaboration between ESL and content teachers, language policy and planning, and World Englishes. Methodologically he is interested in critical autoethnography, narrative inquiry, and qualitative case study.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1: Confronting Language Fetishism in PracticeChapter 2: Language as Instrument, Resource, and maybe Capital, but not Commodity: A Marxian ClarificationChapter 3: Language, Context, and Economic Value: An Interactionist ApproachChapter 4: Misconceptions of Economics and Political Economy in Sociolinguistic ResearchChapter 5: Between Voice and Voices: Negotiating value among interpreters in TorontoChapter 6: "A breathtaking English": Negotiating what counts as distinctive linguistic capital at an elite international school near BarcelonaChapter 7: Language, ethnicity, and tourism in the making of a Himalayan Tamang villageChapter 8: When linguistic capital isn’t enough: personality development and English speakerhood as capital in IndiaChapter 9: Ideologies of multilingualism as an investment and as a marketable commodity among Greek expat families in LuxembourgChapter 10: Names as linguistic capitalChapter 11: Ideologies of French and commodification: What does meaning making imply for multilinguals in transnational times?Coda: Issues arising around conceptual and empirical work on the commodification of languageIndex

Nearly two decades after the concept of language commodification first appeared, this fascinating volume takes its theorization and analytical import a step further. Readers will enjoy the intersecting lines of critique and the rich variety of situated studies that discuss the boundaries of the notion for understanding language in late capitalism. Eva Codó, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainThis book covers an important topic that has generated substantial controversy in applied linguistics in recent years. I would recommend it for anyone who has an interest in language politics and policy; in particular, scholars and graduate students who may be confused about terms such as ‘commodification of language’ and concepts such as ‘language as power’ will benefit from the detailed analyses and insights provided by the various contributors to this volume. Thomas Ricento, University of Calgary, USAOne of the interesting aspects of the collection is that the contributors not only cover a broad range of topics but also employ various methods across the empirical chapters. Ayako Hiasa, Arizona State University

John E. Petrovic is Professor of Social and Cultural Studies in the Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies at The University of Alabama. He teaches in the areas of philosophy of education and educational policy, with focus on language policy in education. His recent books include A Post-Liberal Approach to Language Policy in Education and Unschooling Critical Pedagogy, Unfixing Schools. Bedrettin Yazan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research focuses on language teacher learning and identity, collaboration between ESL and content teachers, language policy and planning, and World Englishes. Methodologically he is interested in critical autoethnography, narrative inquiry, and qualitative case study.

• List of IllustrationsList of ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Chapter 1: Confronting Language Fetishism in PracticeChapter 2: Language as Instrument, Resource, and maybe Capital, but not Commodity: A Marxian ClarificationChapter 3: Language, Context, and Economic Value: An Interactionist ApproachChapter 4: Misconceptions of Economics and Political Economy in Sociolinguistic ResearchChapter 5: Between Voice and Voices: Negotiating value among interpreters in TorontoChapter 6: "A breathtaking English": Negotiating what counts as distinctive linguistic capital at an elite international school near BarcelonaChapter 7: Language, ethnicity, and tourism in the making of a Himalayan Tamang villageChapter 8: When linguistic capital isn’t enough: personality development and English speakerhood as capital in IndiaChapter 9: Ideologies of multilingualism as an investment and as a marketable commodity among Greek expat families in LuxembourgChapter 10: Names as linguistic capitalChapter 11: Ideologies of French and commodification: What does meaning making imply for multilinguals in transnational times?Coda: Issues arising around conceptual and empirical work on the commodification of languageIndex

Nearly two decades after the concept of language commodification first appeared, this fascinating volume takes its theorization and analytical import a step further. Readers will enjoy the intersecting lines of critique and the rich variety of situated studies that discuss the boundaries of the notion for understanding language in late capitalism. Eva Codó, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, SpainThis book covers an important topic that has generated substantial controversy in applied linguistics in recent years. I would recommend it for anyone who has an interest in language politics and policy; in particular, scholars and graduate students who may be confused about terms such as ‘commodification of language’ and concepts such as ‘language as power’ will benefit from the detailed analyses and insights provided by the various contributors to this volume. Thomas Ricento, University of Calgary, USAOne of the interesting aspects of the collection is that the contributors not only cover a broad range of topics but also employ various methods across the empirical chapters. Ayako Hiasa, Arizona State University