The Linguistic Empire of English:  Issues and Challenges for Scientific Communication

Bentounsi Ikram  Aya; Mokdad  Naouel

doi:10.36941/mjss-2024-0051

Authors

Bentounsi Ikram Aya DECLIC Laboratory (Didactics, Enunciation, Corpus, Linguistics, Cultural Interaction), Faculty of Letters and languages, University of Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria
Mokdad Naouel DECLIC Laboratory (Didactics, Enunciation, Corpus, Linguistics, Cultural Interaction), Faculty of Letters and languages, University of Oum El Bouaghi, Algeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/mjss-2024-0051

Keywords:

English-Lingua franca-Mother tongues-Scientific communication-Power dynamics-Linguistic identity-Sociolinguistics

Abstract

In this article, entitled "The linguistic empire of English: issues and challenges for scientific communication.", we examine the impact of English as a lingua franca on scientific communication and the dynamics of power and linguistic identity. Researchers perceive English as an indispensable tool for the visibility and dissemination of knowledge, but retain an attachment to their mother tongue. The sociolinguistic framework of the study explores the interactions between languages on ResearchGate, highlighting the duality between the usefulness of English and the preservation of mother tongues.

Received: 10 September 2024 / Accepted: 6 November 2024 / Published: 20 November 2024