AIRSPEAK
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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AIRSPEAK, also air traffic control English, Aviation English. The English of international civil aviation, a
RESTRICTED LANGUAGE established after the Second World War by the
International Civil Aviation Organization (
ICAO). Although in some conditions aircraft may use a local language, commercial flying is universally conducted in English. When speech is necessary, it is as concise and unambiguous as possible, uses only accepted conventions for procedures and message types, is not too dense (that is, does not contain too many propositions before allowing the interlocutor to speak), and has checkbacks so that speakers can be sure that what was said is what was heard. Everything used for these purposes is English in grammar, vocabulary, or pronunciation, but some of the vocabulary is technical and specialized. Radio conversation not relevant to a flight is forbidden. International agreements ensure that all pilots are trained in this English, and cockpit conversations as monitored to ensure that rules are adhered to. The following extract, for an aircraft descending from cruise height towards its destination airport, is typical:
Control. BA six zero six Alfa: squawk ident.
Pilot. Identing, BA six zero six Alfa.
Control. BA six zero six Alfa, radar contact. Descend to flight level three one zero.
Pilot. Leaving flight level three nine zero. Descending to level three one zero. BA six zero six Alfa.
[Glossary:
ident identity,
identing identifying,
squawk reveal, make known.] See
ESP,
SEASPEAK.
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AirSpeak and WAV Join Forces to Offer Enhanced Wireless Experience; Value Added Distributor Adds AirSpeak's FLAIR to List of Innovative Products.
Business Wire; 8/8/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2001 AirSpeak, Inc., a wireless mobile products...equipment. As part of the agreement, AirSpeak's award-winning flagship product...Communicating with a user's desktop PC using AirSpeak's proprietary software, FLAIRView...
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Global General Technologies, Inc. and AirSpeak to Combine before Year End.
Business Wire; 11/8/2006; 700+ words
; ...GLGT), through its subsidiary H7 Security Systems, Inc. plans to close the acquisition of AirSpeak, Inc. ("AirSpeak") (www.airspeak.com) prior to the end of the year December 31, 2006. As previously announced, H7 signed a...
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Global General Technologies, Inc. to Acquire AirSpeak - a Mobile Communications Company with a Record Backlog.
Business Wire; 2/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...GLGT), through its subsidiary H 7 Security Systems, Inc. has signed a contract to acquire AirSpeak, Inc. ("AirSpeak") (www.airspeak.com) for a combination of cash, stock and the assumption of debt. The transaction is expected...
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Global General Technologies, Inc. to Acquire AirSpeak before Year End.
Business Wire; 11/7/2006; 700+ words
; ...GLGT), through its subsidiary H7 Security Systems, Inc. plans to close the acquisition of AirSpeak, Inc. ("AirSpeak") (www.airspeak.com) prior to the end of the year December 31, 2006. As previously announced, H7 signed a...
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PC Mobility Takes a Giant Leap Forward With Introduction of FLAIR; AirSpeak's FLAIR Cuts the Cords for 35 Million Near Mobile Workers.
Business Wire; 5/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2001 AirSpeak, Inc., a wireless mobile products...s desktop. Using FLAIRView(R), AirSpeak's proprietary software technology...Sam Williams, CEO and co-founder, AirSpeak. "With instant access to information...
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Microsemi Drives AirSpeak's FLAIR.
Business Wire; 5/29/2001; 700+ words
; ...been chosen to power color displays on AirSpeak's new FLAIR lightweight mobile pad...mobile wireless solutions where, like at AirSpeak, our power efficiency can extend playtime...form factor and ultra high efficiency. AirSpeak Chief Technology Officer Migdat Hodzic...
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AirSpeak Inc., Appears on Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series Remote Access to Critical Data.
Business Wire; 12/19/2001; 700+ words
; ...of Sam Williams, president and CEO of AirSpeak Inc., on Alexander Haig's World Business...please e-mail healingm@mmpusa.com. AirSpeak, a company in the business of building...Esq., the show's Program Producer. AirSpeak has assembled an extraordinary wireless...
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Lapse into 'airspeak' is more than momentary ; I concur with the points made in Martin Hesp's January 17 article. Nothing irritates me more than "airspeak" on airlines in the USA, which we use as our daughter lives in South Carolina. The in word is "momentarily" - constantly used without any sensible application.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 2/10/2009; 429 words
; I concur with the points made in Martin Hesp's January 17 article. Nothing irritates me more than "airspeak" on airlines in the USA, which we use as our daughter lives in South Carolina. The in word is "momentarily" - constantly used...
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New Company Launches Strategy to Shed Light On 35 Million Near Mobile Workers Suffering From ``Information Darkness``.
Business Wire; 4/9/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 09, 2001 AirSpeak Provides Solution to the $175 Billion...to corporate inefficiency each year, AirSpeak today announced the official launch of...their desks in information darkness -- AirSpeak will connect workers to their PC wirelessly...
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Strong Revenue Backlog from New Acquisition for Global General Technologies, Inc.
Business Wire; 11/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...Global General Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: GLGT) (the "Company"), operating plans for AirSpeak, Inc. ("AirSpeak") (www.airspeak.com) in the first quarter of 2007 provides for a significant marketing and sales effort for the...
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AIRSPEAK
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
AIRSPEAK, also air traffic control English , Aviation English . The English of international civil aviation, a RESTRICTED LANGUAGE established...
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ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...An early form was Real Character , a codelike writing system invented by Bishop John Wilkins, a member of the Royal Society. See AIRSPEAK , BASIC ENGLISH , CORNISH , INTERLANGUAGE , JESPERSEN , NEWSPEAK , RESTRICTED LANGUAGE , SEASPEAK .
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RESTRICTED LANGUAGE
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...register reduced in syntax and lexis, used to draw attention to news and other reports, and to indicate their content. See AIRSPEAK , ARTIFICIAL LANGUAGE , CONTACT LANGUAGE , ELABORATED AND RESTRICTED CODE , HEADLINE , JARGON , PIDGIN .
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SEASPEAK
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
...Ship . Land's End Coastguard. This is Sun Dragon. Answer: no assistance required, thank you. Nothing more. Over. Coastguard . Sun Dragon. This is Land's End Coastguard. Nothing more. Out. Compare AIRSPEAK . See ESP , -SPEAK .
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