ABBREVIATION

BY:

NOR ILLYANA BINTI AHMAD NAZRI

ALEXANDRA JOACHIM

WHAT IS ABBREVIATION?

A short form of a word or phrase.

The ideas of using short forms become

important with the development of

newer style of technology such as text

messaging and e-mail.

Acronym and initialism are parts of

abbreviation.

TYPES OF ABBREVIATIONS

APHERESIS Apheresis is where the initial syllable of

a word is skipped.

Examples :

Telephone-phone

Around-round

Aeroplane-plane

APHESIS Aphesis is where the unstressed vowels

are skipped.

Examples:

Because- ‘cause

Amid- ‘mid

Am- ‘m

Especially- ‘specially

CLIPPING A clipping is where the final syllable is

skipped.

Examples:

Fanatic-fan

Doctor-doc

Facsimile-fax

Condominium-condo

GENERAL Mister Heck Tate- Mr. Heck Tate Missus Lyn- Mrs. Lyn Doctor Hyde- Dr. Hyde Doctor Philosophy Alexa- Alexa (PhD) Elmo Street- Elmo St. 5th Avenue- 5th Ave.

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