The lack of descriptive studies on the specialized language of aviation hinders the creation and development of English for Specific Purposes (hereafter ESP) courses for this area. This research seeks to remedy this deficiency as it presents a review of studies that have been produced about language and aviation. Thus, the purpose of this article is, while examining the emergence and evolution of language studies related to aviation, identify the main issues focused by researchers and writers since the emergence of "the art of flying" to date relating them to different areas of Applied Linguistics. For this purpose books, articles and documents were identified, listed, related to major historical events of the period and categorized according to their focus of study. Finally, a frame of reference with the main focuses of the study identified was organized and presented.
Specialized language; specialized language of aviation; teaching the specialized language of aviation
