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Imprisoned in English: The Hazards of English as a Default Language

Full title: Imprisoned in English: The Hazards of English as a Default Language
ISBN: 9780199321506
ISBN 10: 0199321507
Authors: Wierzbicka, Anna
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 1
Num. pages: 304
Binding: Paperback
Language: en
Published on: 2013

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Synopsis

Imprisoned In English Argues That In The Present English-dominated World, Social Sciences And The Humanities Are Locked In A Conceptual Framework Grounded In English And That Scholars Need To Break Away From This Framework To Reach A More Universal, Culture-independent Perspective On Things Human.