Abstract

The degrees of discourse within marine science and terminology have evolved. Global marine studies illustrate to what degree ethnolinguistics and culture align with different zones of science. The current research focuses on the history of culture and sciences to describe the marine discourse traditions of other cultures. Study the marine science terminology of distinct cultures and the marine terminology of English, Japanese, Classical and Medieval Tamil, Māori, Icelandic, and Latin. The study illustrates that, with the immersion of classical and Latin Greek into the craft of marine science, a discernible trend emerges in which an indigenous culture becomes the custodian of a varied and enriched marine discourse. Medieval ethnomedical and marine discourse terminology is elucidated to enrich global marine terminology. The study explains ethnolinguistic creativity observed across cultures to illustrate marine studies. The study supports the discourse patterns and culture of indigenous marine and ecological knowledge, as well as the discourse language of marine science globally. This study also illustrates that marine lexicons are not simply words used in specialized discourse; instead, they are the result of significant cultural, historical, and linguistic factors that research and science are continually advancing.

Keywords: Marine science terminology, Philology, Cultural linguistics, Specialized scientific discourse, Etymology, Indigenous knowledge, Cross-cultural communication