The Dominance of English as a Language of Science: Effects on Other Languages and Language Communities

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The Dominance of English as a Language of Science

Effects on Other Languages and Language Communities

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Editor's Preface
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I. Overall Perspectives and General Models
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English — the Accidental Language of Science
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Robert B. Kaplan

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When Does Knowledge Have a National Language? Language Policy-Making for Science and Technology
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Angéline Martel

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English and the Language of Science: On the Unity of Language and the Plurality of Languages
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Miguel Siguan

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English in the Social Sciences
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Abram de Swaan

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The Dominance of English at European Universities Switzerland and Sweden Compared
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Heather Murray and Silvia Dingwall

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The Expansion of English as a Language of Science and Communication: East and Southeast Asia
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Grant D. McCornell

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II. Countries with a History of English-Language Dominance
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Speaking of Science: The Use by Australian University Science Staff of Language Skills
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Richard B. Baldauf

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The Penetration of English as Language of Science and Technology into the Israeli Linguistic Repertoire: A Preliminary Enquiry
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Bernard Spolsky and Elana Shohamy

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Aspects of Scholarly Language Use In Malaysia: Switching Codes in Formal Settings
177
Rodolfo Jacobson

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English in Science Communication in Hong Kong: Educational Research Output
193
William Y. Wu, Dennis W. K. Chan and Björn Η. Jernudd

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English as the Medium of Instruction for Science and its Effects on the Languages of the Philippines
205
Jerzy Smolicz, Iluminado Nical and Margaret Secombe

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III. Countries with a History of Foreign Languages for Science Other than, or in Addition to, English
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The Impact of English as a Language of Science in Finland and its Role for the Transition to Network Society
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Harald Haarmann and Eugene Holman

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The Foreign Language Competence of Hungarian Scholars: Ten Years Later
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Péter Medgyes and Mónika László

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Swedish, English, French or German — the Language Situation at Swedish Universities
287
Britt-Louise Gunnarsson

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IV. Countries with an Own International Language of Science
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The Languages of Science in France: Public Debate and Language Policies
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Claude Truchot

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English in Linguistic Research in Belgium
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Roland Willemyns

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English as a Future Language of Teaching at German Universities? A Question of Difficult Consequences, Posed by the Decline of German as a Language of Science
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Ulrich Ammon

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English as a Language of Instruction at Austrian Universities
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Rudolf de Cillia and Teresa Schweiger

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The Presence of English at Swiss Universities
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Urs Dürmüller

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English as a Language of Science in Russia
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Tatjana Kryuchkova

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English in Brazil with an Outlook on its Function as a Language of Science
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Vera Lúcia Menezes de Oliveira e Paiva and Adriana Silvina Pagano

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English as a Language of Science in Japan From Corpus Planning to Status Planning
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Fumio Inoue

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Subject Index
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The Dominance of English as a Language of Science

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Table of contents

I-IV

Editor's Preface

English — the Accidental Language of Science

When Does Knowledge Have a National Language? Language Policy-Making for Science and Technology

English and the Language of Science: On the Unity of Language and the Plurality of Languages

English in the Social Sciences

The Dominance of English at European Universities Switzerland and Sweden Compared

The Expansion of English as a Language of Science and Communication: East and Southeast Asia

Speaking of Science: The Use by Australian University Science Staff of Language Skills

The Penetration of English as Language of Science and Technology into the Israeli Linguistic Repertoire: A Preliminary Enquiry

Aspects of Scholarly Language Use In Malaysia: Switching Codes in Formal Settings

English in Science Communication in Hong Kong: Educational Research Output

English as the Medium of Instruction for Science and its Effects on the Languages of the Philippines

The Impact of English as a Language of Science in Finland and its Role for the Transition to Network Society

The Foreign Language Competence of Hungarian Scholars: Ten Years Later

Swedish, English, French or German — the Language Situation at Swedish Universities

The Languages of Science in France: Public Debate and Language Policies

English in Linguistic Research in Belgium

English as a Future Language of Teaching at German Universities? A Question of Difficult Consequences, Posed by the Decline of German as a Language of Science

English as a Language of Instruction at Austrian Universities

The Presence of English at Swiss Universities

English as a Language of Science in Russia

English in Brazil with an Outlook on its Function as a Language of Science

English as a Language of Science in Japan From Corpus Planning to Status Planning

Subject Index

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