Abbreviation as a Way of Coining Neologisms in Mass Media

Authors

  • V. Velykoroda Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
  • N. Liabyga Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.16-19

Keywords:

abbreviation, neologism, initial abbreviation, homonymous abbreviations, way of coining

Abstract

The paper aims at analyzing abbreviation as one of the most productive ways of coining neologisms in mass media. The focus is made on the study of initial abbreviation and its subtypes; the authors discover several new ways of coining abbreviations. The analysis encompasses two major characteristics of abbreviations in mass media: their form and encoded meaning

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Published

2016-12-30

How to Cite

[1]
Velykoroda, V. and Liabyga, N. 2016. Abbreviation as a Way of Coining Neologisms in Mass Media . Journal of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. 3, 4 (Dec. 2016), 16–19. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15330/jpnu.3.4.16-19.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2016)

Section

Articles