Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary |
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| Author:
| Benson, Phil |
| Series title: | Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-415-22074-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $79.95 |
Book Description:
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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.