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Auteur(s) : Montgomery, Scott Lyons (1951-....)
Titre(s) : Does science need a global language ? [Texte imprimé] : English and the future of research / Scott L. Montgomery ; with a foreword by David Crystal
Publication : Chicago : University of Chicago press, 2013
Description matérielle : xiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : A new era ; Global English : realities, geopolitics, issues ; English and science
: the current landscape ; Impacts : a discussion of limitations and issues for a
global language ; Past and future : what do former lingua francas of science tell
us? ; Does science need a global language?
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-213) and index
"A new era in the scientific community has arrived, and it is an era of multinationalism
and cooperative reach. Globalization, the Internet, and digital technology all play
a role in making this new era possible, but something more fundamental is also at
work. In all scientific endeavors lies an ancient drive for sharing ideas and knowledge.
Communication serves as the driving force behind turning brilliant ideas into world-changing
realities. Yet, only one language serves as the scientific mother tongue--English.
Is this a good thing? In Does Science Need a Global Language?, Scott L. Montgomery
seeks to answer this question by investigating the phenomenon of global English in
science, how and why it came about, the forms in which it appears, what advantages
and disadvantages it brings, and what its future might be. He also examines the consequences
of a global tongue, interviewing scientists who have struggled to work in a language
not their own and looking at emerging nations, where research is still at a relatively
early stage and English is not yet firmly established. Throughout the book, Montgomery
includes insights from a broad range of perspectives in linguistics, history, education,
geopolitics, and more. Each chapter includes revealing anecdotes from the front-line
experiences of today's scientists. Montgomery explores topics such as student mobility,
publication trends, world Englishes, language endangerment, and second-language learning,
among many others. What he uncovers will challenge readers to rethink their assumptions
about the development of contemporary science, as well as its future."--book jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Crystal, David (1941-....). Préfacier
Sujet(s) : Langage scientifique et technique
Anglais (langue) -- Société
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780226535036 (hardcover) (alkaline paper). - ISBN 0226535037 (hardcover) (alkaline
paper). - ISBN 9780226010045 (erroné) (e-book). - ISBN 022601004X (erroné) (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436590662
Notice n° :
FRBNF43659066
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