CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ІСАО TERM SYSTEM AS A COMPONENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL LANGUAGE OF AVIATION

Abstract

The present paper describes the model of the conceptual framework of ICAO English terminology, which fixes the position of concepts in the frame structure, distinguishes its conceptual centers, taking into account the conceptual and logical relations of the concepts of the special field. The study also presents the method of frame semantics as the most effective one in the study of knowledge structures behind the term. ICAO English terminology, presented in the form of frame modeling, displays fragments of reality that reflect the culture of aviation management inherent in the “business foreign language community.” It emphasizes, that the essence of the method of frame semantics is that the meanings of terms are considered as structures of knowledge generated by real professional situations and in addition frames have a universal property to narrow the conceptual content and focus on any part of it. The description of the frame model agrees with the features that differentiate the system in terminology, according to which the terminology system is represented as a series of graphs that define the relationships between terms. The analysis made it possible to identify 11 conceptual groups in the analyzed terminology. The study showed that the “AVIATION SAFETY” frame consists of three conceptual centers that denote the main categories of aviation safety, namely: “FLIGHT SAFETY”, “AVIATION SAFETY” and “ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY.” Each of the centers is associated with certain conceptual groups of terms with a corresponding conceptual load, and the conceptual group of safety has a conceptual connection with each of them. ICAO English terminology, presented in the form of frame modeling, displays fragments of reality that reflect the culture of aviation management inherent in the “business foreign language community.” This approach allows us to present a logical system of concepts that are concentrated around a key scientific concept. We see the prospect for further research in dwelling on some important segments of aviation activities, pointing out their structure, which, in the micro-version will show all the features inherent in the structure of ICAO terminology at the stage of understanding it by the translator.