Imprisoned in English : the hazards of English as a default language / Anna Wierzbicka.

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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 incr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wierzbicka, Anna (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Influence on foreign languages.
Multilingualism > Social aspects.
Language and languages > Globalization.
Language and languages > Philosophy.
Physical Description:xii, 287 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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