Linguistic and normative aspects of oil and gas business terminology

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the regulatory aspects of oil and gas terminology in the light of the current processes of globalization of the world economy, as well as the rapid development of the industry’s technological processes and the subsequent increase in the number of terminological units. The inconsistencies in the basic concepts of terminology standardization activities are revealed, called forth by the terms “normalization”, “unification”, “standardization”, in the Russian and international terminology practice. Terminological units are presented taking into account the degree of their normalization. The authors come to the conclusion that standardization and unification of terminologies is important for the process of scientific information exchange optimization, automation tools in information, translation, editorial and publishing activities development.

Influence of Globalization on Modern Education

“…Recent surveys show that from one-tenth to one-fifth of the population experience functional illiteracy. Due to rapid spread of new technologies and various scientific innovations, traditional forms of education do not meet requirements of education and adult literacy [2].…”

Essence and Content of the Multicultural Competence of Engineering Students

“…• readiness for innovation, implementation of innovation processes into the education system focusing on the professional competence of a graduate [3].…”

Linguistic Borrowing as a Way to Enrich Oil and Gas Terminology

“…It is interesting to study some examples that reflect interaction of terminology of the oil and gas industry in Russian and English [5]. The examples of phraseological loan translation are as follows: annual production → годовая добыча; coal oil → угольная нефть; combustible substance → горючее вещество; compressed air → сжатый воздух; deep drilling → глубокое бурение; dehydrated oil → обезвоженная нефть; depleted well → истощённая скважина; diamond drilling → алмазное бурение; crooked well → искривлённая скважина; drilling speed → скорость бурения [7].…”