Lexical changes in modern English: Abbreviations and shortened words formed under the influence of various social factors

Novoseletska, S. V. and Shapran, N. V. and Kolida, E. K. and Musiichuk, T. I. and Simak, K. V. (2024) Lexical changes in modern English: Abbreviations and shortened words formed under the influence of various social factors. Dragoman Journal of Translation Studies, V. 14 (iss.16). pp. 218-243. ISSN 22951210

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The relevance of research determined by the popular use of abbreviations and abbreviated words in discourses of the English language, as well as the need to analyse this phenomenon, which is constantly in the process of change. The purpose of this study: definition of the concept of abbreviation and abbreviated words, analysis of abbreviations in the modern English language, formed under the influence of various social factors. The method of systematic, logical and content analysis, the method of synthesis, analogy, and the method of deduction were used in the study of this topic.
The article considers the definition of the main types, properties of abbreviations and abbreviated words, their classification, and role in speech, the main social factors that caused the formation of abbreviations are named, it is determined that the leading role in the activation and development of abbreviations in the modern English language is
played by the process of global integration and rapid development of information technologies. This work examines 42 of the main types of abbreviations and abbreviations in modern English: the acronyms Radar, NASA, VIP, UNESCO, BBC, EEC,
GMO, CCFF, EEB; initialisms imho, asap, OTT; Abbreviation of lab(oratory), exam(nation), cap(tain), vet(eran); initial abbreviations EFTA, EMC; abbreviations IVF, ESA, ASAP, AYOR, BAU, DIY, DM, FB, FYI, G2G, HIFW, IMO, JIC, LOL, MSG, OOO, RN, RT, TIA, TTYL, WDYT/WDYM, WFH, COVID-19, NCP, formed under the influence of various social factors. The practical significance of this article lies in the fact that the main provisions and the obtained results of the analysed material can be used in conducting classes in philology, linguistics and linguistics, devoted to abbreviations and shortened words.

Тип файлу:	Стаття
Ключові слова:	abbreviations, initialisms, acronyms, discourse, phrases, innovations
Теми:	За напрямами > Загальні питання лінгвістики та літератури
Підрозділи:	Навчально-науковий інститут лінгвістики
Розмістив/ла:	заввідділу Наталя Денисенко
Дата розміщення:	06 Тра 2025 12:41
Остання зміна:	06 Тра 2025 12:41
URI:	https://eprints.oa.edu.ua/id/eprint/9794

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