Detail Negotiable Acceptability: Reflections on the Interactions between Language Professionals in Europe and NNS1 Scientists Wishing to Publish in English   Oleh:  Burrough-Boenisch, Joy Jenis: Article from Journal Dalam koleksi: Current Issues in Language Planning vol. 7 no. 1 (2006), page 31-43. Topik: academic communication; English for science and technology; editing Fulltext: Vol. 7, No. 1, 2006, 31-43.pdf (200.8KB) Isi artikel Prior to submitting a paper to a science journal, many European scientists employ language professionals to check that the English is acceptable. What influences these language professionals’ criteria of acceptability?Howdo they interact with the authors for whom they work? And how do journals’ criteria of acceptability affect their work? In this paper, a language professional formerly based in the Netherlands considers these issues, giving examples of the editing approaches of several experienced colleagues. She argues that language planners could contribute to securing better guidance from science journals on matters linguistic and also to developing appropriate training for language professionals. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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