Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary
by
Phil Benson
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics
ISBN-10
0415220742
ISBN-13
9780415220743
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 11th, 2001
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
472 grams
Product Classification:
DictionariesPhysical anthropology
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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.
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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