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9783484309647
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.Kachru, Braj B. is the author of 'Cultures, Ideologies and the Dictionary : Studies in Honor of Ladislav Zgusta', published 1995 under ISBN 9783484309647 and ISBN 3484309644.
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