Abbreviation involves the shortening of existing words to create other
words, usually informal versions of the originals. There are several ways to
abbreviate. We may simply lop off one or more syllables, as in prof for professor,
doc for doctor. Usually the syllable left over provides enough information 137
Morphology and Word Formation
to allow us to identify the word it’s an abbreviation of, though occasionally
this is not the case: United Airlines’s low cost carrier is called Ted. (Go
figure!) Alternatively, we may use the first letter of each word in a phrase
to create a new expression, an acronym, as in UN, US, or SUV. In these
instances the acronym is pronounced as a sequence of letter names. In other
instances, such as UNICEF from United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund, the acronym can be pronounced as an ordinary English
word. Advertisers make prolific use of acronyms and often try to make them
pronounceable as ordinary words
Abbreviation involves the shortening of existing words to create other
words, usually informal versions of the originals. There are several ways to
abbreviate. We may simply lop off one or more syllables, as in prof for professor,
doc for doctor. Usually the syllable left over provides enough information 137
Morphology and Word Formation
to allow us to identify the word it’s an abbreviation of, though occasionally
this is not the case: United Airlines’s low cost carrier is called Ted. (Go
figure!) Alternatively, we may use the first letter of each word in a phrase
to create a new expression, an acronym, as in UN, US, or SUV. In these
instances the acronym is pronounced as a sequence of letter names. In other
instances, such as UNICEF from United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund, the acronym can be pronounced as an ordinary English
word. Advertisers make prolific use of acronyms and often try to make them
pronounceable as ordinary words
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