TYPOLOGY OF ENGLISH MARITIME LAW TERMS AS AN INDICATOROF THE SYSTEMIC NATURE OF THE GIVEN TERMINOLOGY

Abstract

The aim of the article is to analyze English Maritime Law terms from the point of view of systemic nature. The article seeks to systematize terminological units of maritime law and to introduce the classification of the given units on the basis of structural, etymological, semantic, morphological and genus proxima et differentia specifica criteria. The author studies English terminological dictionaries and glossaries of Maritime Law and selects most illustrative sample terms. The author uses the ‘systemic approach’ to single out specific categories of terms in the terminological system under analysis. The research has proved the systemic nature of the given terminology, and the terms of the area have been systematized. In conclusion, the author introduces the classification of English Maritime law terms. The classification is new in the field of terminological studies, as terminology of English Maritime Law remains rather unstudied compared to terminologies of other areas of law.