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Ethnocentrism and the English Dictionary

Phil Benson · ISBN 9780415758239
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Publisher Taylor and Francis
Author(s) Phil Benson
Published 10th April 2014
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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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