A Review of Language Policy in International Maritime Organization

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2020.06.004

Abstract

Abstract:

The study and implementation of language policy (LP) of International Maritime Organization (IMO) will certainly be conducive to the enhancement of shipping and marine communication in China. Thus, this paper is dedicated to shedding light on the structures, features and enforcement of IMO LP in the light of theories of LP and language management. The study shows that IMO LP is comprised of multilingual administrative LP and monolingual marine LP, and the former can be further divided into official LP and working LP, and latter is maritime English. Besides, the paper argues that IMO LP is characterized with clear classification and stratification in LP contents, and strong language ideology as well as weak language practice in LP components.

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H002

ZHANG Zhiguo. A Review of Language Policy in International Maritime Organization[J]. Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies, 2020, 20(6): 30-40.

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排名	1	2	3	4	5	6
语言	英语	西语	俄语	汉语	法语^②	阿语
百分比(%)	88.41	5.05	2.79	2.26	0.79	0.53

排名	1	2	3	4	5	6
语言	英语	西语	法语	俄语	汉语	阿语
百分比(%)	79.44	9.83	4.48	3.14	1.60	1.51

语言	官方语言						非官方语言(转向英语)
语言	英语	西语	阿语	俄语	汉语	法语	非官方语言(转向英语)
国家数	19	8	3	2	1	1	54
百分比	21.59%	9.09%	3.41%	2.27%	1.14%	1.14%	61.36%