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

the complete review Quarterly
Volume V, Issue 3 -- August, 2004

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

- updated 6 July 2008 -

       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: 48 (through review 2100).

Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank Language 1-1000 1-1500 1-2000 1-2100 per cent

1 English 681 926 1066 1086.5 51.74

2 French 74 136 212 226 10.76

3 Spanish 41 65 110 116 5.52

4 German 50 80 102 107 5.10

5 Japanese 10 34 65 73.5 3.50

6 Dutch/Flemish 35 47 68 69 3.29

7 Italian 16 29 47 51 2.43

8 Arabic 0 6 34 41 1.95

9 Norwegian 0 13 23 26 1.24

10 Swedish 12 17 21 25 1.19

11 Hungarian 6 12 22 24 1.14

12 Chinese 9 15 23 23 1.10

- Serbo-Croatian 5 11 19 23 1.10

14 Persian¹ 15 15 19 21 1.00

- Portuguese 3 10 19 21 1.00

- Russian 3 9 19 21 1.00

17 Polish 11 15 19.5 20.5 0.98

18 Czech 10 11 13 14 0.67

19 Hebrew 0 5 10 11 0.52

20 Finnish 0 3 10 10 0.48

21 Korean 2 3 9.5 9.5 0.45

22 Romanian 4 5 9 9 0.42

23 Danish 1 1 6 6 0.29

- Greek (modern) 0 2 5 6 0.29

- Sanskrit 3 6 6 6 0.29

- Turkish 0 3 4 6 0.29

- Ukrainian 0 2 6 6 0.29

28 Afrikaans 0 1 1 5 0.24

29 Albanian 1 1 4 4 0.19

- Slovenian 2 3 3 4 0.19

31 Bulgarian 0 1 2 3 0.14

- Greek (classical) 1 2 3 3 0.14

- Icelandic 0 2 3 3 0.14

- Urdu 2 2 2 3 0.14

35 Catalan 0 0 2 2 0.10

- Macedonian 1 1 2 2 0.10

37 Acholi 0 0 1 1 0.05

- Chaghatay Turkish 1 1 1 1 0.05

- Estonian 0 0 1 1 0.05

- Gikuyu 0 0 1 1 0.05

- Hindi 0 1 1 1 0.05

- Indonesian 0 1 1 1 0.05

- Lithuanian 0 0 1 1 0.05

- Malayalam 1 1 1 1 0.05

- Nepali 0 0 0 1 0.05

- Welsh 0 1 1 1 0.05

- Yoruba 0 1 1 1 0.05

- Zulu 0 0 0 1 0.05

- (diverse) 0 0 1 1 0.05

       ¹ "Persian" includes both classical and modern Persian (Farsi)

       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	1-2100	per cent
1	English	681	926	1066	1086.5	51.74
2	French	74	136	212	226	10.76
3	Spanish	41	65	110	116	5.52
4	German	50	80	102	107	5.10
5	Japanese	10	34	65	73.5	3.50
6	Dutch/Flemish	35	47	68	69	3.29
7	Italian	16	29	47	51	2.43
8	Arabic	0	6	34	41	1.95
9	Norwegian	0	13	23	26	1.24
10	Swedish	12	17	21	25	1.19
11	Hungarian	6	12	22	24	1.14
12	Chinese	9	15	23	23	1.10
-	Serbo-Croatian	5	11	19	23	1.10
14	Persian¹	15	15	19	21	1.00
-	Portuguese	3	10	19	21	1.00
-	Russian	3	9	19	21	1.00
17	Polish	11	15	19.5	20.5	0.98
18	Czech	10	11	13	14	0.67
19	Hebrew	0	5	10	11	0.52
20	Finnish	0	3	10	10	0.48
21	Korean	2	3	9.5	9.5	0.45
22	Romanian	4	5	9	9	0.42
23	Danish	1	1	6	6	0.29
-	Greek (modern)	0	2	5	6	0.29
-	Sanskrit	3	6	6	6	0.29
-	Turkish	0	3	4	6	0.29
-	Ukrainian	0	2	6	6	0.29
28	Afrikaans	0	1	1	5	0.24
29	Albanian	1	1	4	4	0.19
-	Slovenian	2	3	3	4	0.19
31	Bulgarian	0	1	2	3	0.14
-	Greek (classical)	1	2	3	3	0.14
-	Icelandic	0	2	3	3	0.14
-	Urdu	2	2	2	3	0.14
35	Catalan	0	0	2	2	0.10
-	Macedonian	1	1	2	2	0.10
37	Acholi	0	0	1	1	0.05
-	Chaghatay Turkish	1	1	1	1	0.05
-	Estonian	0	0	1	1	0.05
-	Gikuyu	0	0	1	1	0.05
-	Hindi	0	1	1	1	0.05
-	Indonesian	0	1	1	1	0.05
-	Lithuanian	0	0	1	1	0.05
-	Malayalam	1	1	1	1	0.05
-	Nepali	0	0	0	1	0.05
-	Welsh	0	1	1	1	0.05
-	Yoruba	0	1	1	1	0.05
-	Zulu	0	0	0	1	0.05
-	(diverse)	0	0	1	1	0.05

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