Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary - Phil Benson - Paperback Bog - Taylor & Francis Ltd - 2014 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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.
