The contribution of modern corpus linguistics to new approaches in maritime text analysis and lexicography
Year: 2026
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: This paper explores contemporary approaches to text analysis through the lens of modern corpus linguistics. Beginning with the understanding that words are a crux of lexicography, it highlights the evolving focus within modern linguistics, particularly how analysing specialised maritime vocabulary also involves examining one of the oldest discourse communities: the maritime discourse community. The paper provides a comprehensive review of scholarly efforts to develop maritime corpora, including initial attempts to analyse various aspects of “maritime Englishes” at local, national, and international levels. It also discusses how researchers have analysed maritime terminology within their ethnographic contexts. Furthermore, the paper demonstrates how advances in the production and accessibility of large electronic corpora, the development of corpus analysis tools, and data mining have contributed to the teaching process, especially in the teaching and education of specialised professional registers such as the maritime one.
Institution: University of Montenegro
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204590817