Takim Ajom Okongor
Federal University
Dutse, Nigeria
Abstract
Language is one of the most important possessions at
the disposal of man to help him shape and dominate his environment. Man
therefore uses language in various contexts and situations either to offer
information, influence attitudes or to maintain social relationship. Because of
these variegated functions which language is called upon to perform differences
exist in vocabulary and style.
This paper focuses on Lexico-Semantic Analysis of
military language. The aim is to describe the language of the military as a
specialized variety with its own distinctive features. Data collection was by
oral interview and observation technique. The findings show that the features
of military Language are comparatively quite distinct from all other varieties.
The author concludes that language of the military is peculiar as well as
relevant to those in the military profession.
Keywords: register, military, profession, lexico-
semantic, analysis.
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