Komunikacja językowa w osiemnastowiecznych francuskich wyprawach naukowych do Laponii, Peru i Afryki Południowej

French scientific expeditions of the 18th century to Lappland, Peru, and South Africa revealed that interlingual communication was highly dependent on local linguistic landscapes. Maupertuis relied on bilingual Swedish and Laponian assistants during his geodesic mission (1734–1735), while La Condamine and Le Vaillant sought to eliminate interpreter mediation by learning Spanish, Quechua, Hottentot, and Namaqua languages. In linguistically fragmented regions, expeditions often depended on ad-hoc natural interpreters or leveraged local familiarity with European colonial languages (Spanish, Dutch) and French—the dominant language of scientific discourse at the time. This study analyzes expedition narratives to reconstruct communication strategies, highlighting the role of multilingualism in facilitating cross-cultural scientific exchange during this period.

Chrobak, M. (2021). Komunikacja językowa w osiemnastowiecznych francuskich wyprawach naukowych do Laponii, Peru i Afryki Południowej. Między Oryginałem a Przekładem, 27(4(54)), 33–49. https://doi.org/10.12797/moap.27.2021.54.02