How international are we ? - Appendix - the complete review Quarterly

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Volume V, Issue 3 -- August, 2004

How international are we ?
Literature in translation at the complete review

- updated 12 December 2011 -

       The list below offers a breakdown of the languages in which all the works under review at the complete review were originally written; it will be updated after every batch of one hundred reviews.

       See also the discussion of How international are we ?

       Total languages represented: 56 (through review 2800).

Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank Language 1-1000 1-1500 1-2000 1-2500 1-2600 1-2700 1-2800 per cent

1 English 681 926 1066 1186 1207.5 1228.5 1250.5 44.66

2 French 74 136 212 305 319 334 352 12.57

3 Spanish 41 65 110 159 167 175 189 6.75

4 German 50 80 102 128.5 138 149 152 5.43

5 Japanese 10 34 65 88.5 96.5 104.5 108.5 3.88

6 Dutch/Flemish 35 47 68 80 84 86 87 3.11

7 Arabic 0 6 34 63 66 69 73 2.61

8 Italian 16 29 47 58 60 61 65 2.32

9 Swedish 12 17 21 31 35 41 44 1.57

10 Norwegian 0 13 23 33 34 35 40 1.43

11 Chinese 9 15 23 30 31 31 33 1.18

12 Hungarian 6 12 22 30 30 32 32 1.14

13 Russian 3 9 19 26 27 29 31 1.11

14 Persian¹ 15 15 19 23 26 29 30 1.07

15 Portuguese 3 10 19 24 25 25 28 1.00

- Serbo-Croatian 5 11 19 25 25 26 28 1.00

17 Polish 11 15 19.5 24.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 0.91

18 Hebrew 0 5 10 15 18 20 22 0.79

19 Czech 10 11 13 17 18 21 21 0.75

20 Korean 2 3 9.5 12.5 12.5 15.5 16.5 0.59

21 Romanian 4 5 9 13 13 15 16 0.57

22 Turkish 0 3 4 10 12 12 13 0.46

23 Finnish 0 3 10 12 12 12 12 0.43

24 Afrikaans 0 1 1 8 8 9 10 0.36

- Greek (modern) 0 2 5 10 10 10 10 0.36

26 Danish 1 1 6 7 7 9 9 0.32

- Icelandic 0 2 3 5 7 8 9 0.32

- Sanskrit 3 6 6 8 8 8 9 0.32

29 Bulgarian 0 1 2 6 7 7 8 0.29

- Ukrainian 0 2 6 7 7 7 8 0.29

31 Catalan 0 0 2 5 5 6 6 0.21

- Slovenian 2 3 3 4 6 6 6 0.21

- Urdu 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 0.21

34 Albanian 1 1 4 4 5 5 5 0.18

35 Bengali 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 0.14

- Slovakian 0 0 0 3 4 4 4 0.14

37 Estonian 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 0.11

- Greek (classical) 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 0.11

- Latin 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0.11

- Malayalam 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 0.11

- (diverse) 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 0.11

42 Burmese 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0.07

- Gikuyu 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0.07

- Hindi 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0.07

- Macedonian 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.07

- Telugu 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0.07

- Yoruba 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0.07

48 Acholi 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Amharic 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Assamese 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Chaghatay Turkish 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Indonesian 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Lithuanian 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Nepali 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Vietnamese 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Welsh 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.04

- Zulu 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.04

       ¹ "Persian" includes both classical and modern Persian (Farsi), as well as Dari

       Note also that some languages -- Italian, Persian, and Sanskrit -- benefit from multiple reviews of different translations of the same original text.

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Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank	Language	1-1000	1-1500	1-2000	1-2500	1-2600	1-2700	1-2800	per cent
1	English	681	926	1066	1186	1207.5	1228.5	1250.5	44.66
2	French	74	136	212	305	319	334	352	12.57
3	Spanish	41	65	110	159	167	175	189	6.75
4	German	50	80	102	128.5	138	149	152	5.43
5	Japanese	10	34	65	88.5	96.5	104.5	108.5	3.88
6	Dutch/Flemish	35	47	68	80	84	86	87	3.11
7	Arabic	0	6	34	63	66	69	73	2.61
8	Italian	16	29	47	58	60	61	65	2.32
9	Swedish	12	17	21	31	35	41	44	1.57
10	Norwegian	0	13	23	33	34	35	40	1.43
11	Chinese	9	15	23	30	31	31	33	1.18
12	Hungarian	6	12	22	30	30	32	32	1.14
13	Russian	3	9	19	26	27	29	31	1.11
14	Persian¹	15	15	19	23	26	29	30	1.07
15	Portuguese	3	10	19	24	25	25	28	1.00
-	Serbo-Croatian	5	11	19	25	25	26	28	1.00
17	Polish	11	15	19.5	24.5	25.5	25.5	25.5	0.91
18	Hebrew	0	5	10	15	18	20	22	0.79
19	Czech	10	11	13	17	18	21	21	0.75
20	Korean	2	3	9.5	12.5	12.5	15.5	16.5	0.59
21	Romanian	4	5	9	13	13	15	16	0.57
22	Turkish	0	3	4	10	12	12	13	0.46
23	Finnish	0	3	10	12	12	12	12	0.43
24	Afrikaans	0	1	1	8	8	9	10	0.36
-	Greek (modern)	0	2	5	10	10	10	10	0.36
26	Danish	1	1	6	7	7	9	9	0.32
-	Icelandic	0	2	3	5	7	8	9	0.32
-	Sanskrit	3	6	6	8	8	8	9	0.32
29	Bulgarian	0	1	2	6	7	7	8	0.29
-	Ukrainian	0	2	6	7	7	7	8	0.29
31	Catalan	0	0	2	5	5	6	6	0.21
-	Slovenian	2	3	3	4	6	6	6	0.21
-	Urdu	2	2	2	5	6	6	6	0.21
34	Albanian	1	1	4	4	5	5	5	0.18
35	Bengali	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0.14
-	Slovakian	0	0	0	3	4	4	4	0.14
37	Estonian	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	0.11
-	Greek (classical)	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	0.11
-	Latin	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	0.11
-	Malayalam	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	0.11
-	(diverse)	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	0.11
42	Burmese	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0.07
-	Gikuyu	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0.07
-	Hindi	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0.07
-	Macedonian	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.07
-	Telugu	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0.07
-	Yoruba	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0.07
48	Acholi	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Amharic	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Assamese	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Chaghatay Turkish	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Indonesian	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Lithuanian	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Nepali	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Vietnamese	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Welsh	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.04
-	Zulu	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.04

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