The Dominance of English as a Language of Science
Subtitle: Effects on Other Languages and Language Communities (Contributions to the Sociology of Language, Vol. ... to the Sociology of Language, 84)
Contributors: Ulrich Ammon (Editor); Ulrich (Editor)
Publisher: Walter De Gruyter Inc
Published: May 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9783110166477
Subjects: Philosophy of science; Sociolinguistics; Scientific literature; General; Language Arts & Disciplines; English; Language; Technical writing; Social aspects; Authorship; English language; Technical English
First sentence: In 1996, the United States agricultural sector was a key contributor to international trade; it contributed something on the order of US$ 60 billion in exports (Klintberg 1997).