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The Language of Ethnic Conflict in English Online Lexicography: Ethnophaulisms in "powered by Oxford" Lexico.com.
| Title: | The Language of Ethnic Conflict in English Online Lexicography: Ethnophaulisms in "powered by Oxford" Lexico.com. |
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| Authors: | Pettini, Silvia1 silvia.pettini@uniroma3.it |
| Source: | Lexikos. 2023, Vol. 33, p299-317. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Lexicography, *English language, Ethnic conflict, Electronic dictionaries, Xenophobia |
| Alternate Title: | Die taal van etniese konflik in die Engelse aanlyn leksikografie: Etnofaulisme in die "Oxford-gedrewe" Lexico.com. |
| Abstract (English): | This article aims to explore the relationship between the language of ethnic conflict (Allen 1983; Palmore 1962) and English online lexicography in the present cultural moment. Given the influence of the Internet on dictionary consulting (Béjoint 2016; Jackson 2017) and the alarming increase of racism and xenophobia, especially online, at the global level in this digital age (see Gagliardone et al. 2015), this article presents a pilot study examining the treatment of "ethnophaulisms" (Roback 1944), commonly referred to as ethnic or racial slurs, in the "powered by Oxford" dictionary content, which is licensed for use to technology giants like Google, Microsoft, and Apple by Oxford University Press (Ferrett and Dollinger 2021; Pettini 2021). In particular, the analysis focuses on the online edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English, as hosted on the "powered by Oxford" Lexico.com website. Preliminary findings show how this free online dictionary mirrors the taboo and discriminatory nature of ethnophaulisms and warns the Internet user against the derogatory and offensive power of these words. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Afrikaans): | In hierdie artikel word gepoog om die verhouding tussen die taal van etniese konflik (Allen 1983; Palmore 1962) en die Engelse aanlyn leksikografie soos op hierdie kulturele moment te ondersoek. Gegewe die invloed van die internet op die raadpleging van woordeboeke (Béjoint 2016; Jackson 2017) en die, veral aanlyn, kommerwekkende toename van rassistiese en xenofobiese gevalle op globale vlak in hierdie digitale era (sien Gagliardone et al. 2015), word daar in hierdie artikel 'n loodsstudie aangebied waarin die hantering van etnofaulisme (Roback 1944), waarna meestal verwys word as etniese of rassistiese beledigings, in die "Oxford-gedrewe" woordeboekinhoud, wat deur Oxford University Press gelisensieer is vir gebruik deur tegnologiereuse soos Google, Microsoft, en Apple (Ferrett en Dollinger 2021; Pettini 2021), ondersoek word. Die ontleding fokus spesifiek op die aanlyn weergawe van die Oxford Dictionary of English, soos beskikbaar op die "Oxford-gedrewe" Lexico.com-webtuiste. Voorlopige resultate dui daarop dat hierdie gratis aanlyn woordeboek die taboe- en diskriminerende aard van etnofaulisme weerspieël en die internetgebruiker teen die neerhalende en aanstootlike effek van hierdie woorde waarsku. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 16844904 |
| DOI: | 10.5788/33-1-1816 |
| Database: | Communication & Mass Media Complete |
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