Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780415220743)

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.

Author: Phil Benson
ISBN-10: 0415220742
ISBN-13: 9780415220743
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2001
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d