abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. The abbreviation is one of the main trends in development of Modern English, especially in its colloquial layer, which, in its turn at high degree is supported by development of modern informational technologies and simplification of alive speech.review of the subject discussedanalyzed the problem of shortening of words in Modern English we could do the following conclusions :) The problem of shortened words in Modern English is very actual nowadays.) There are several kinds of shortening: shortening proper, blending, abbreviations.) A number of famous linguists dealt with the problem of shortening of words in Modern English. In particular, Profs. Ullmann and Broal emphasized the social reasons for shortening, L. Lipka pointed out non-binary contrast or many-member lexical sets and gave the type which he called directional opposition, VN Comissarov and Walter Skeat proved the link of homonymy influence with the appearing of shortened words, etc.) The problem of shortening is still waits for its detail investigation.
The way of applying of the work.said about the perspectives of the work we hope that this work will find its worthy way of applying at schools, lyceums and colleges of high education by both teachers and students of English. We also express our hopes to take this work its worthy place among the lexicological works dedicated to the types of shortening.
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