Linguistic Security in the Syntactic Structures of Air Traffic Control English

Philps, Dennis

doi:10.1075/eww.12.1.07phi

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“…What can happen in high-stakes aviation if communication breaks down has been amply documented. The worst accident in civil aviation happened in 1977 when two Boeing 747 collided on the runway at Los Rodeos airport in Tenerife (Barker, 2012;Philps, 1991). Many factors contributed to this fatal collision, in which almost 600 people lost their lives.…”

Section: English In Aviationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Doing Applied Linguistics

Perrin¹,

Kleinberger²

2017

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Im Flugzeug wie im Spital, in der Wirtschaft wie in den Medien sind wir darauf angewiesen, dass Kommunikation funktioniert. Wo wir uns verständigen können, wird die Welt ein gutes Stück vorherseh-und steuerbar. Missverständnisse dagegen, Unverständnis und Nichtkommunikation erschweren oder verunmöglichen gemeinsames Wirken. So erstaunt wenig, dass erfolgreiche Kommunikation als Schlüsselfaktor einer immer dichter vernetzten Welt gilt (z. B. Ruben & Gigliotti, 2017). Wie aber kann Kommunikation gelingen? Wie weiss man, was auf welche Art wirkt? Und wer muss was tun, damit com-municare, das Gemeinsam-Machen von Bedeutungsvorstellungen, glückt? Mit entsprechenden Fragen rund um Kommunikation, Sprache, Verstehen und Verständigung befasst sich Angewandte Linguistik. Genauer gesagt sucht Angewandte Linguistik nach sprachlichen Mustern bei sozialen Gegebenheiten, nach Lösungen für gesellschaftlich bedeutsame Probleme, in denen Sprache eine tragende Rolle spielt. Dazu zählt die Verständigung innerhalb sozialer Gruppen, über gesellschaftliche Grenzen hinweg, etwa zwischen Alten und Jungen, Reichen und Armen, Laien und Expertinnen, sowie zwischen Politik, Gesellschaft und Wissenschaft. Und dazu zählt selbstverständlich auch die Kommunikation zwischen Sprachräumen und-kulturen. Die Antworten aus unserem Fach helfen in der Praxis, Sprache effizient und zielführend einzusetzen und damit Kommunikation zu gestalten. Angewandte Linguistik ist ausgerichtet auf die Praxis. Sie forscht für die Praxis, über die Praxis und mit der Praxis (vgl. Cameron, Frazer, Rampton, & Richardson, 1992: 22). Und sie vermittelt das so gewonnene Wissen zwischen allen Anspruchsgruppen: der beforschten Praxis, der Wissenschaft und der ganzen Gesellschaft. Soweit der Anspruch des Fachs an sich selbst. Was es bedeuten kann, diesen Anspruch umzusetzen in Forschung, Beratung und Lehre, das zeigen wir in diesem Band. Als Beispiel dient das Departement Angewandte Linguistik der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Es ist eine der wenigen Hochschuleinheiten auf Stufe Departement/Fakultät in Europa, das sich umfassend der Angewandten Linguistik verpflichtet, mit 16 Professuren und über zweihundert Mitarbeitenden. Der Mehrwert des gemeinsamen Zugangs zu gesellschaftlichen Fragen zeigt sich in der grossen Vielfalt und aktiven Bearbeitung aktueller Herausforderungen von Sprache und Kommunikation in Beruf und Gesellschaft. Eben dieser Mehrwert soll hier deutlich werden. Mit diesem Band danken wir unserem Kollegen Urs Willi, der das Departement und seine Vorstufe über drei Jahrzehnte geleitet und geprägt hat. Zu Wort kommen Forschende und Lehrende, deren Arbeit das Departement seit langem

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Section: English In Aviationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Perrin¹,

Kleinberger²

2017

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“…Phraseology's specific and very particular characteristics -which make it obscure for everyone but experts -have been previously described as (DGAC, 2007;Mell, 1992;Philps, 1989Philps, , 1991Rubenbauer, 2009):…”

Section: English Phraseologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Linguistic Analysis of English Phraseology and Plain Language in Air-Ground Communications

Lopez

2013

JATS

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The aim of this paper is to describe the different uses of English phraseology and plain language within pilot-controller (or air-ground) communications via a comparative study between two collections of texts (corpora): one representing the prescribed norm and made up of examples of English from two phraseology manuals; the other consisting of the orthographic transcription of recordings of real air-ground communications. The comparative study is conducted at a lexical level. It focuses on the discrepancies observed in the distribution of the corpora lexicon. Our preliminary results indicate that, in real air-ground communications, pilots and controllers tend to use more “subjectivity” markers (pronouns, courtesy expressions) than prescribed by the linguistic norm. This observation reflects their needs to use the language in its social role. A description of the different markers introducing subjectivity in air-ground communication can help understand the use of a more natural language in radiotelephony. In the long run, the results from the comparative study can be used to improve English radiotelephony teaching.

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“…The lack of clarity in the description of aviation English per se is claimed to have offered different views of understanding (Alderson 2010). According to ICAO (2010), the scope of teaching and assessment is both standard aeronautical phraseology −a set of phrases and words that are fully described in official documents (Philps 1991)− and plain English, which is the language used when phraseology is not sufficient (ICAO 2010: x).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Standard aeronautical phraseology (SAP) in English is documented by ICAO in different manuals (2001,2007) as mandatory for international flights, 2 and it is usually learned and trained ever since pilots and ATCOs are in the initial process of their career. This scripted language focuses on precise and predetermined lexicon and reduced grammatical items with a view to eliminating ambiguity (Philps 1991;Moder 2013;Bieswargen 2016;Estival et al 2016). The large number of aircraft under the control of the same professionals at the same time urges the adoption of specific call signs for each aircraft, which are airline and flight numbers (such as GLO 323, Fastair 345, Speedbird 981), instead of using personal pronouns (I, we, you).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing the Radiotelephony Plain English Corpus (RTPEC): A specialized spoken English language corpus towards a description of aeronautical communications in non-routine situations

Prado

Lucks

2019

RiCL

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Pilots and air traffic controllers need to undergo a specific English test in order to be granted a license for international operations. A language proficiency scale was developed to serve as a parameter to all aviation regulatory agencies throughout the world by targeting the language produced specifically by air traffic controllers and pilots in radio communications when non-routine situations (such as technical problems, bird strike, changes in weather, health problems on board, etc.) occur (ICAO 2010). However, there is a lack of empirical investigation which could shed light upon this particular register helping the users of the scale with its understanding. In an attempt to fill this gap, this paper outlines a compilation of the Radiotelephony Plain English Corpus (RPTEC), a spoken corpus of aeronautical communication consisting of transcriptions of exchanges between pilots and air traffic controllers in non-routine situations for research and pedagogical purposes. By presenting steps taken during the process, we intend to provide fellow researchers with data which may suit other purposes and yield further analyses, as well as enlighten similar investigations in the field of English for Specific Purposes.

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Linguistic Security in the Syntactic Structures of Air Traffic Control English

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Linguistic Analysis of English Phraseology and Plain Language in Air-Ground Communications

Designing the Radiotelephony Plain English Corpus (RTPEC): A specialized spoken English language corpus towards a description of aeronautical communications in non-routine situations

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