Iryna A. Popko
Email: irynaadamivna@gmail.com
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0686-6281
Senior Lecturer,
Lviv State University of Life Safety
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/StudLing2025.27.120-134
ABSTRACT
The article focuses on the study of the structural and semantic features of French military terminology and its adequate translation into Ukrainian. It examines the primary methods of forming military terminology and the strategies employed for its translation. A complete and accurate translation of French military documents into Ukrainian enhances the understanding of the essence and content of the national policy of the French Republic.
Military vocabulary is directly related to the implementation of military and political objectives as well as to scholarly research on French military terminology, which represents an important segment of global military lexicon. France has for centuries been a center of military art, political influence, and diplomacy. As noted by scholars, “the development of military vocabulary was greatly influenced by the French language, which became one of the major donors enriching international specialized lexis, as it had assimilated a considerable number of Latinisms” (Diakov, Kyiak, Kudelko 2000, p. 116). French military terms not only function within specialized military discourse but also actively penetrate political, journalistic, and everyday language, which underscores the relevance of the present study. For Ukraine, the study and translation of such terminology is of particular importance, as modern international relations and military cooperation require precision and standardization in terminology.
In 2022, the issue of adequate translation of military terminology gained special significance due to the active discussion in international media of the large-scale invasion of sovereign Ukraine by Russian troops.
Key words: military terminology, adequate translation, morphology, metaphor, abbreviation, transliteration, transcription.
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