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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 |
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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.