LEXICAL FEATURES OF TRANSLATION OF COUNCIL OF EUROPE DOCUMENTS

The article deals with the main lexical features of the language of official documents of the Council of Europe.It is proved that the English language of the Council of Europe documents is characterized by the dominance of the so-called English used as an international auxiliary language (IAL) -a kind of "lingua franca" or "Euro-English".The use of this "variant" of English significantly impacts the lexical and semantic features of the texts of the Council of Europe documents.The neutral, bookish, and special layers of the English lexical system can be traced in the Council of Europe documents.The Council of Europe documents contain internationalisms and unassimilated phrases of Latin or French origin, which is explained by the focus of the documents on several recipient states.The use of official business standards is characteristic, which is a distinctive feature of the official business style of speech.The synonymous use of lexical items differs depending on the degree of standardization of a particular document.It is proved that the use of terms is due to the informational and regulatory nature of the Council of Europe documents, so when translating them, a translator should choose one of the translation methods proposed in the paper (practical transcription, transliteration, traditional reproduction, descriptive translation, synonymous substitution).It is shown that graphic and initial abbreviations are used in the Council of Europe documents to save space and time, as well as to standardize the titles of documents for their cataloging and quick search.It is revealed that one of the most essential features of the terminological vocabulary of official documents is the use of terms from different terminological systems (not only political, economic, social, financial, and administrative, but also many specific problems, such as the environment, health care, residence registration system, terrorism).