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Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary (Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics, 3)

By Phil Benson

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2001
ISBN
0415220742, 9780415220743, 0203205715, 9780203205716, 9780203250815
LCC
PE1611 .B47 2000
Open Library ID
OL22425915M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1576731 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
241\241
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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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