General terminology for water transport vessel nominations based on the English, French and Russian languages

the article analyzes the state and development of the terminology system within the framework of vessel nominations as lexical units of the English, French and Russian languages. The main problems of this international sphere of interaction of specialists are considered. Such issues as the origin of water transport terminology, the complexity of the verbal construction, synonymy and polysemy, harmonization and neology/obsolescence of terminological units are raised. In the process of analysis, the translation features of water transport terms, cultural and historical aspects, and mechanisms for the development of the terminology base are highlighted. As a result of the study, a general characteristic of the terminology system of water transport is given. To compare lexical units, a summary table of vessel nominations in comparison in English, French and Russian was used.

terminology, terminology system, term, vessel, synonymy, abbreviation, polysemy, borrowing, unification