Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary

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Author: Phil Benson ISBN: 9781134599585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: January 8, 2002
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Phil Benson
ISBN: 9781134599585
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: January 8, 2002
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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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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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