English with Flying Colors: The Aviation English and the International Civil Aviation Organization

• Authors: Izabela Kraśnicka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

There are several reasons for the English language to become lingua franca of aviation including some historical turning points for the world aviation and some specific linguistic features of the language itself. This paper aims to firstly present a short, yet interesting history of implementation of English as standardized language for aviation. It will provide introductory historical background, establishment of arguments necessary for standardization and leading to the implementation of the Language Proficiency Requirements (LPRs) within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). It will then provide an overview of the ICAO’s actions to support its members states in implementation of the English language standards for aviation and try to evaluate the effects based on the powers granted to the Organization. Such evaluation will be presented in the comparative perspective with the powers and instruments used within the European Union to achieve the same goal - standardization of the aviation English.

Keywords

EN

International Civil Aviation Organization; Aviation English; ATC English; Language Proficiency Requirements

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
• Year: 2016
• Volume: 45
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 111-124

Dates

published

2016-06-01

online

2016-07-14

Contributors

author

Izabela Kraśnicka

• University of Białystok Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/slgr-2016-0019