Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary (Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics, 3)
Phil Benson
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.
Catégories:
Année:
2001
Edition:
1
Editeur::
Routledge
Langue:
english
Pages:
241
ISBN 10:
0203205715
ISBN 13:
9780203205716
Fichier:
PDF, 1.50 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2001