The Language of Ethnic Conflict in English Online Lexicography: Ethnophaulisms in "powered by Oxford" Lexico.com

IF 0.9 2区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Lexikos Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.5788/33-1-1816

Silvia Pettini

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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. Keywords: English lexicography, online dictionaries, linguistic racism, xenophobia, hate speech, ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, Oxford Dictionary of English, lexico.com

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英语在线词典编纂中的民族冲突语言:《牛津词典》中的民族主义

本文旨在探讨民族冲突语言之间的关系(Allen 1983;Palmore 1962)和英语在线词典编纂在当前的文化时刻。鉴于互联网对词典咨询的影响(b联合通讯2016;Jackson 2017)和种族主义和仇外心理的惊人增长，特别是在这个数字时代的全球层面(见Gagliardone et al. 2015)，本文提出了一项试点研究，研究了“民族主义”(Roback 1944)的处理，通常被称为种族或种族侮辱，在“牛津词典”的内容中，牛津大学出版社(Ferrett and Dollinger 2021)授权谷歌、微软和苹果等科技巨头使用。Pettini 2021)。该分析特别关注了在线版的《牛津英语词典》，该词典由Lexico.com网站“powered by Oxford”托管。初步调查结果显示，这部免费的在线词典反映了民族主义的禁忌和歧视性，并警告互联网用户提防这些词的贬损和冒犯性。关键词:英语词典编纂，在线词典，语言种族主义，仇外心理，仇恨言论，种族诽谤，民族主义，牛津英语词典，lexico.com

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Lexikos Multiple-

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1.00

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25.00%

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审稿时长

7 weeks

期刊介绍： Lexikos (Greek for "of or for words") is a journal for the lexicographical specialist. It is the only journal in Africa which is exclusively devoted to lexicography. Articles dealing with all aspects of lexicography and terminology or the implications that research in related disciplines such as linguistics, computer and information science, etc. has for lexicography will be considered for publication. Articles may be written in Afrikaans, English, Dutch, German and French.