Structural typology of the abbreviation component in the subdiscourse of pilot – air traffic controller radio exchange

Malkovskaya T., Ryabova T.

This article is devoted to abbreviated components of printed meteorological messages when conducting radio communications in aviation. Radio exchange is considered as a subdiscourse of professional discourse in the sphere of air traffic control. On the basis of quantitative and structural analysis of the lexical component of weather reports, abbreviations typical for pilot – air traffic controller communication are classified, and structural types of abbreviations are identified and described. The authors conclude that the use of abbreviations in printed meteorological messages is dictated by the nature of institutional discourse and provides radio exchange to be informative, concise and unambiguous. In addition to its scientific value, the analysis is of practical significance, since it is in demand when teaching professionally oriented aviation English.

Keywords:institutional discourse, radio exchange subdiscourse, meteorological messages, abbreviations, codified abbreviations, structural typology of English abbreviations, aviation English.