现代英语词汇学概论chapter4.pptVIP

* 第四章 Word-formation 2 * Acronymy: Initialisms and Acronyms （首字母及首字母缩略词） Initialisms Initialism is a type of shortening, using the first letters of words to form a proper name, a technical term, or a phrase; an intialism is pronounced letter by letter. BBC VOA UN UFO WTO * Acronyms Acronyms are the words formed from the initial letters of the name of an organization or a scientific term, etc. Acronyms differ from initialisms in that they are pronounced as words rather than sequences of letters. NATO=the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is pronounced /`neit?u/ TOEFL (Test of Eng. as a For