| Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary Contributor(s): Benson, Phil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415758238 ISBN-13: 9780415758239 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Business & Economics - Reference | Dictionaries |
| Dewey: 423.028 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.76 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |
