Author | : Braj B. Kachru |
File Size | : 47,9 Mb |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 01 March 2013 |
ISBN | : 9783110957075 |
Pages | : 528 pages |
Cultures Ideologies and the Dictionary by Braj B. Kachru Book PDF Summary
A pioneering volume addressing issues related to cultures, ideologies, and the dictionary. A cross-cultural and cross-linguistic study with focus on selected Western and non-Western languages. A number of in-depth case studies illustrates the dominant role ideology and other types of bias play in the making of a dictionary. The volume includes invited papers of 40 internationally recognized scholars.