Maritime English Language - General Features

Sanela KovaÄ ević Pejaković

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Articles, 2015, vol. 1

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to point out at the real role of English for specific purposes and its importance for the development of modern society (where English for specific purposes is accepted as the international language) and that the essential characteristics of English of maritime profession - as simultaneously creative and limited professional language are clearly and accurately defined. Under the linguistic creativity is primarily implied the ability of any natural language to create from a limited resource of linguistic units an unlimited number of linguistic units at all levels- the phonetic, phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic and semantic level. Thus, limitation of linguistic units accompanied by linguistic unlimited creativity allows linguistic functionality, respectively the ability of language to respond to all challenges of civilization, man and society. With its creativity language transcends all boundaries and is ready to respond to any new accomplishment, invention or appearance of the modern age.

Keywords: register; lingua franca; interference; general language; specific purpose. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.26417/ejls.v3i1.p112-117

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