Vitale, Alessandro2026-04-282026-04-282025Vitale, A. Linguistic Uses and Abuses of Definitions and Vocabulary of Contemporary Warfare / Alessandro Vitale // Сучасні тенденції фонетичних досліджень : зб. матеріалів VIIІ Круглого столу з міжнар. участю, [Київ], 24 квітня 2025 р. / КПІ ім. Ігоря Сікорського. – Київ, 2025. – С. 63-67.https://ela.kpi.ua/handle/123456789/80474The paper presents an overview of the current uses of lexical units denoting contemporary warfare. The paper offers steps to be taken by scholars to provide rigorous definitions of the warfare vocabulary by way of reexamining the concepts and definitions normally used to talk about contemporary conflicts as well as advancing a reconstruction of a critical lexicon.ennew warsdefinitions of warviolence spreadwar and peacecivilian casualtieswar of aggressionpragmatics of communicationlinguistic actsArticleС. 63-67