Does science need a global language? : English and the future of research

• Main Author: Montgomery, Scott L., 1951- (Author)
• Other Authors: Crystal, David, 1941- (Author of introduction, etc.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013
• Subjects: věda; jazyk; angličtina > sociální aspekty; science; language; English language > social aspects; monografie; monographs
• ISBN: 9780226535036 0-226-53503-7
• Physical Description: xiii, 226 s. : il. ; 24 cm

Table of Contents:

• 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?