词汇学--其他构词方法.pptVIP

Week 6 Sandy Outline Abbreviation Back Formation Onomatopoeia Loan Words Don’t dog the guests. A brook snakes east. Can I have a read of your paper? She was a very forward young lady. If one doctor（甲) doctors another doctor(乙）, does the doctor（甲） who doctors the doctor（乙） doctor the doctor（乙） the way the doctor（乙） he is doctoring doctors? Other Methods Abbreviation Back Formation Onomatopoeia Loan Words Abbreviation An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) 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. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr. or abbrev. Used in areas like... We can often find shortening words when we are reading science and technology articles, newspapers and literatures. The popularity of abbreviation prevails in almost every field, whether in everyday communication or academic research. Abbreviation was also used in area of foreign trade. In the past, businessmen communicated and transacted mainly through telegraphs. Because telegraph service was charged by the number of words, in order to save cost, the application of shortening came into wide use. Optimization Theory Shortening is consisted with the principle called optimization theory. No matter how difficult the situation is, there exists a method which can simple the complex, speed the rate, and even cut down budget. Firstly, it’s easier to transfer information and to memorize words. Secondly, it makes the passage looks brief or concise. Thirdly, it’s used to write notes quickly. Finally, it saves us much energy and trouble to write correct words, especially long and sophisticated ones. 1 Abbreviation Clipping Initialism Acronym Blending Clipping 截短词 1 截去词尾 apocope 1 gym---gymnasium 2 expo---exposition 3 memo---memorandum 4 auto---automobile 5 disco---discotheque 6 limo---limousine 7 exam---examinati