INTRODUCTION 3

CHAPTER I TYPES OF ABBREVIATIONS 5
1.1 Shortenings of spoken words 5
1.2 Graphical abbreviations: acronyms 12
1.3 Secondary ways of word-building: sound interchange 18
1.4 Blending of words 19
1.5 Back formation 19
1.6 Back formation as a source for shortening words 20

CHAPTER II THE OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE ABBREVIATIONS 21
2.1 Formulation of Abbreviations 21
2.2 The types of acronyms 22
2.3 Difference between acronym and initialism 24
2.4 English Contractions 25

CONCLUSION 27

BIBLIOGRAPHY 28

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