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Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary (Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics) - Softcover

Book 1 of 7: Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics

Benson, Phil

 
9780415758239: Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary (Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics)

Synopsis

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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Phil Benson

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