Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary, Hardback Book

Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary Hardback

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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.

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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