Features of the substandard vocabulary in the professional sublanguage of aviation specialists
DOI 10.51955/2312-1327_2024_4_
Abstract. The study of the peculiar features of the substandard vocabulary in the sublanguage of aviation specialists is directly related to the establishment of the status of selected language units, which allowed us to classify them into professionalisms, interprofessionalisms, deprofessionalisms, jargonisms, interargonisms. As a result of the analysis of the formal structure of sub-standard lexical units, single-word and compound sub-standard lexical units were identified. The analysis of the semantic structure shows that the sub-standard vocabulary can be divided into monosemantic and polysemantic names. The predominance of monosemantic substandard lexical units can be explained by the tendency to unambiguity of substandard vocabulary, which is characterized by the accuracy of defining the concepts expressed by it. The classification of substandard vocabulary in the professional communication of aviation specialists by lexico-semantic groups allows us to identify a motivational feature, which is the basis of the name of the item. The predominance of metaphorically motivated words is due to metaphorical transfer, which is based on the similarity of the nominated objects with others having common features and characteristics. The functions of sub-standard vocabulary are nominative, as a basic function found in any sub-standard lexical unit, as well as compressive, emotive and human functions, as secondary functions that make the communication process accessible, close to the genre of professional colloquial speech.
Keywords: substandard vocabulary, professionalisms, interprofessionalisms, deprofessionalisms, jargonisms, interjargonisms, sublanguage, game function, emotion function, nominative function, compressive function.
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