English as lingua franca in geological scientific publications. A bibliometric analysis |
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| Authors: | S. Reguant J. Casadellà |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Facultat de Geologia, Universitat Barcelona, Martí Franquès s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain;(2) The Library of the Institut !["ldquo"]("/content/w724n8l6005v2306/xlarge8220.gif") Jaume Almera!["rdquo"]("/content/w724n8l6005v2306/xlarge8221.gif") (C. S. I. C.) and Facultat de Geologia, Universitat Barcelona, Martí i Franquès s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain |
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The examination of three samples of geological scientific publications: (A) 9 journals from Western Europe and USA; (B) 10 up-to-date review books, and (C) 3 sections of Volume 127 (1990–1991) of theZoological Record, shows that the statement that English is now the lingua franca in geological sciences is only in part true, but reflects a desire by many people in the scientific community, a desire which may not yet have been fulfilled |
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