LINGUISTIK TERAPAN
Vol 13, No 3 (2016)

Symbols and Typical Expressions in Maritime English

I Wy Dirgeyasa (Universitas Negeri Medan)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2016

Abstract

At present time, millions of people work in the maritime field worldwide. Of the millions people, they come from different countries with a diverse background with different level of English proficiencies which they bring from their home countries. That is why; the mastery of standard maritime communication system is a must. To be able to communicate correctly and properly in the Maritime World and industry, the ships’ crews must understand and master the typical features of Maritime English. This paper focuses and reviews an account of the typical features of Maritime English communication in terms of 1) Maritime English spelling system in communication, 2) maritime symbols and their meanings, and 3) typical expressions. Keywords: spelling system, symbols, typical expressions

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Journal Info

Abbrev

LTBI

Publisher

Subject

Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Jurnal Linguistik Terapan is a peer-reviewed journal that supports research in the field of Linguistics, Literature, and English Language Teaching. This Journal aims to publish academic research on applied linguistics relevant to actual issues and to be a publication platform for original research ...