FUNCTIONAL PECULIARITIES OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTENINGS IN THE ENGLISH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE: LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ASPECT
Journal Title: Науковий вісник Херсонського державного університету. Серія «Перекладознавство та міжкультурна комунікація» - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The article is devoted to functional peculiarities of abbreviations and shortenings in the English social and political discourse. The research outlines the definition of abbreviation and shortening, studies their types and classifications, analyzes current tendencies of abbreviation process taking into consideration linguistic and cultural aspect.
Authors and Affiliations
А. В. Шишко, Г. А. Луканська
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