Shortening (Contraction) is the process of forming a word from the initial elements of a
two syllables of the original words – that is the first way. Here the word may lose its
beginning, ending or both the beginning and ending. There are some examples: phone
The second way of shortening is initial shortenings. It means that a new word is
made from the initial letters: B.B.C. from the British Broadcasting Corporation, M.P.
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from Member of Parliament.
It can be applied not only with formal words but, also,
with colloquialisms and slang. So, g. f. is a shortened word made from the compound
girl-friend (Antrushina 1999).
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: