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Mission, or no mission: factors behind knowledge of military language among Czech soldiers
Mission, or no mission: factors behind knowledge of military language among Czech soldiers

Author(s): Lucie Radková, Jarmila Mádrová, Michal Místecký
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: military language; NATO base; Afghanistan; questionnaire survey; chi-square testing; boxplot

Summary/Abstract: The goal of the study is to analyse the outcomes of a questionnaire survey which concerns understandability of military language used on former Afghanistan missions. Two groups of respondents took part in the survey – 50 soldiers with experience from a foreign mission, 50 soldiers without such experience. The data have indicated that when it comes to decoding randomly generated expressions, an important role is mainly played by the soldiers' other foreign missions, professional specialisations, length of service, and close contact with the participants of the Afghan missions.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2022
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 375-392
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: English