Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century 9783110255058

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Автор: Gunnarsson Britt Louise
Название: Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century
ISBN: 9783110255058
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
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Язык: Работы по истории и общим вопросам

Лингвистика, или языкознание

История естественных наук

ISBN-10: 3110255057
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 365
Вес: 0.68 кг.
Дата издания: 17.10.2011
Язык: English
Размер: 234 x 160 x 28
Поставляется из: США
Описание: The eighteenth century is an important period both in the history of science and in the history of languages. Interest in science, and especially in the useful sciences, exploded and a new, modern approach to scientific discovery and the accumulation of knowledge emerged. It was during this century, too, that ideas on language and language practice began to change. Latin had been more or less the only written language used for scientific purposes, but gradually the vernaculars became established as fully acceptable alternatives for scientific writing. The period is of interest, moreover, from a genre-historical point of view. Encyclopedias, dictionaries and also correspondence played a key role in the spread of scientific ideas. At the time, writing on scientific matters was not as distinct from fiction, poetry or religious texts as it is today, a fact which also gave a creative liberty to individual writers. In this volume, seventeen authors explore, from a variety of angles, the construction of a scientific language and discourse. The chapters are thematically organized into four sections, each contributing to our understanding of this dynamic period in the history of science: their themes are the forming of scientific communities, the emergence of new languages of science, the spread of scientific ideas, and the development of scientific writing. A particular focus is placed on the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778). From the point of view of the natural sciences, Linnaeus is renowned for his principles for defining genera and species of organisms and his creation of a uniform system for naming them. From the standpoint of this volume, however, he is also of interest as an example of a European scientist of the eighteenth century. This volu

Languages of Science in the Eighteenth Century, Gunnarsson Britt Louise