French in the Siècle des Lumières
A Universal Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3327403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary Terrall (UCLA Health, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 636-642 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Isis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-1753 • E-ISSN: 1545-6994 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/694162 |
| OpenAlex | W2755170291 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
In the eighteenth century, French extended its domain over the natural sciences at the expense of Latin, without entirely displacing it. Nor did it definitively supersede other vernaculars for scientific purposes. Scientific disputes and exchanges across language and geographical boundaries depended on a reservoir of overlapping language skills and translation strategies. These varied from case to case; this essay considers cases that illuminate the complex dynamics among languages, framed by the widespread use of French. Examples considered here show the complexity of the linguistic layering in eighteenth-century European science
Aesthetics · Biology · Domain (mathematical analysis · Epistemology · Late 19th century · Latin Americans · Layering · Linguistics · Natural science · Period (music · Sociology · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical Influence and Diplomacy · Mathematics · Philosophy · Renaissance Literature and Culture
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |