Imprisoned in English: The Hazards of English as a Default Language
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In Imprisoned in English, Anna Wierzbicka argues that in the present English-dominated world, millions of people - including academics, lawyers, diplomats, and writers - can become "prisoners of English", unable to think outside English. In particular, social sciences and the humanities are now increasingly locked in a conceptual framework grounded in English. To most scholars in these fields, treating English as a default language seems a natural...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0199321507
ISBN13:9780199321506
Release Date:December 2013
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:304 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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