Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.7225/toms.v02.n02.003

Maritime English – What Does It Communicate?

Adelija Čulić-Viskota orcid.org/0000-0001-9138-1926 ; University of Split, Faculty of Maritime Studies, Split, Croatia
Sara Kalebota ; Primary school Petar Berislavić, Trogir, Hrvatska

Abstract

Maritime English is said to be a product of life on the
ocean itself. It may be considered as the cradle of what is
nowadays known as a type of ESP for the purposes of maritime
communications. This paper presents an account of the rise of
Maritime English as a type of ESP. It deals with the characteristics
of ESP and how well Maritime English fits into the frame.
Furthermore, the reciprocating influences of General English
and Maritime English are presented and examples of both are
provided to illustrate the vivid interaction between the two.
Finally, an attempt is made to view the future development of
Maritime English as based on the present-day conditions and
future requirements.

Keywords

Maritime English; ESP; Maritime history

Hrčak ID:

109658

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/109658

Publication date:

21.10.2013.

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