Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary PDF
by Phil Benson
Part of the Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics series
Description
This unique work challenges the assumption that dictionaries act as objective records of our language, and instead argues that the English dictionary is a fundamentally ethnocentric work.
Using theoretical, historical and empirical analyses, Phil Benson shows how English dictionaries have filtered knowledge through predominantly Anglo-American perspectives.
The book includes a major case study of the most recent edition of the Oxford English Dictionary and its treatment of China.
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- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:08/01/2002
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- ISBN:9780203205716
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:240 pages
- Publisher:Taylor and Francis
- Publication Date:08/01/2002
- Category:
- ISBN:9780203205716