English Dictionaries as Cultural Mines
English Dictionaries as Cultural Mines by Roberta Facchinetti
English | Apr. 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1443836478 | 270 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
English | Apr. 1, 2012 | ISBN: 1443836478 | 270 Pages | PDF | 3 MB
Dictionaries are mines whose word-gems encapsulate centuries of language history and cultural traditions; they are store-houses of meanings and uses, lamp genies to be set free at the very moment readers set their eyes on their entries. This book is an attempt to free such lamp genies, by discussing the role of dictionaries in the identification and expression of cultural aspects in language, with special reference to English.