Speech Culture: Postmodern Dimensions of the Professional Standard

Natala Stratulat (), Olesia Martina (), Nataliia Tretiak (), Mariana Hordiichuk (), Evelina Boieva () and Iryna Shvetsova ()
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Natala Stratulat: National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kiev, Ukraine
Olesia Martina: Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi Ivan Ohiienko NationalUniversity, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi, Ukraine
Nataliia Tretiak: Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi, Ukraine
Mariana Hordiichuk: Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi Ivan Ohiienko National University, Kamianets-PodÑ–lskyi, Ukraine
Evelina Boieva: South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K.D.Ushynsky, Odessa, Ukraine
Iryna Shvetsova: Kherson State Maritime Academy, Kherson, Ukraine

Postmodern Openings, 2021, vol. 12, issue 2, 367-386

Abstract: The article is devoted to topical issues of the culture of professional speech of representatives of the field of law, the level of which is an indicator of professionalism and general culture of the specialist in today's conditions. The purpose of the article is a comprehensive review of speech culture in the professional activities of lawyers at the present stage of development of Ukraine. In the research process, a descriptive method was used, as well as linguistic observation. The content of the concepts of “culture of speech†, “culture of speech†, “culture of professional speech†, “culture of professional speech of a jurist†is highlighted and delimited, and it is also determined that they are in a logical mutual dependence and interdependence. It is revealed that the main standards in the speech activity of a lawyer are correctness, accuracy, logic, clarity, purity, conciseness and expediency, where normativity plays a key role. The studied material demonstrates typical mistakes of irregularity of language norms (accentuation, spelling, lexical, morphological) in professional speech. The causes of these mistakes (primarily interference) are identified and ways to eliminate them are named. After analyzing the importance of language literacy and noting the importance of increasing its level for perfect mastery of the Ukrainian language standards and application in practice, it is emphasized that the culture of professional literacy today is the key to the success of a professional personality of a lawyer.

Keywords: competencies; communicative level; language norms; language literacy; professional level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I2 O0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.18662/po/12.2/313

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