Colin Baker & Sylvia Prys Jones, Encyclopedia of bilingualism and bilingual education. Clevedon, Avon, UK: Multilingual Matters, 1998. Pp. x, 758. £79.00. [Distrib. in the US by Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia.]

Abstract

The authors have compiled a truly impressive amount of information pertaining to bilingualism and bilingual education in this single-volume, full-color encyclopedia. Attractively produced on high-quality paper, the book contains 117 main topics, 390 text boxes, 340 pictures, 35 maps, 98 graphs, and 14 diagrams. There are also a glossary, a bibliography containing more than 2,000 entries, and an index. The book is organized into four sections – “Individual bilingualism,” “Languages in society,” “Languages in contact in the world” (with “Language maps of the world”), and “Bilingual education” – each with many subsections.