Mar 14, 2021

How Science Was Done Before and After Global English

 

It is interesting to look at how scientific discoveries were documented over the centuries. Michael Gordin published a detailed study in Scientific Babel: How Science Was Done Before and After Global English. From the linguistic point of view, there is an advantage to using one set of grammars and semantics to represent knowledge. On the other hand, other languages might be better suited for structuring information in various cultural environments.

 


https://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/how-english-became-the-language-of-physics

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