THE ROLE OF BUSINESS ENGLISH IN MODERN LOGISTICS

The article considers the issue of the English language as a universal means of communication for specialists. The author provides data on the leading position of the English language and its role for business. To update the value of English for logistics, the article reveals answers to the following questions: what is  the approximate number of basic scientific terms in logistics, how they are  distributed in the areas of logistics, what terms are most used, what sciences logistics  is associated with, how many terms logistics uses from related sciences. The study  was carried out using the linguo-statistical method of the English dictionary of  logistics and authentic texts. The author concludes that English proficiency in  logistics is the key to successful business.