MODALITY IN AERONAUTICAL RADIOTELEPHONY COMMUNICATIONS
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https://doi.org/10.18485/zivjez.2024.44.1.1Keywords:
modality, radiotelephony (RTF), phraseology, plain language, deontic modality, dynamic modalityAbstract
The language of radiotelephony (RTF) communication between pilots and air traffic controllers is a special variety of the English language, which consists of the prescribed phraseology, as a dominant communicative tool, and plain language. To ensure clear and unambiguous exchange of information, the requirements on the use of this language call for the greatest possible simplification of grammatical structures and lexis. The prescribed phraseology is characterised by markedly limited grammatical structures and vocabulary range and consequently significantly reduced modal component. Modality is more frequently detected in unusual and emergency situations, when the participants have to resort to plain language due to non-existence of adequate phraseology. The dominant modal component in the communication which relies on the prescribed phraseology only is the event modality, whereas in the communication which involves the use of plain language, apart from the deontic and dynamic modality, examples of epistemic modality can be found as well.
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