ACRONYM
中延A 張家維 91111109 Lucas
社四B 張心怡 92115245 Louise
日四A 張瀞文 91122124 Teresa
日四C 王婷慧 92122335 Angela
心四 江嘉敏 92135075
Carman
工延A 李姵霖 91116132 Jina
Outline
1. History and Definition - Lucas
2. Acronym Examples - Louise
3. Pseudo-acronym - Teresa
4. recursive acronym - Angela
5. Acronym-Chinese Version - Carman
6. Conclusion - Jina
History
In the English language, the widespread use of acronyms,
initialisms, and contractions is a relatively new linguistic
phenomenon, having become most popular in the 20th and
21st centuries. As literacy rates rose, and as sciences and
technologies advanced, bringing with them more complicated
terms and concepts, the practice of abbreviating terms
became increasingly convenient.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) records the first
printed use of the word initialism as occurring in 1899;
acronym, in 1943. The word acronym comes from Greek:
ακρος, akros, "topmost, extreme" + ονομα,
onoma, "name".
ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichthys)
Ι
Iesous
Jesus
Χ
CHristos
Christ
Θ
THeou
Son
Υ
(h)Uios
of
Σ
Soter
God
Definition
An acronym is a kind of abbreviation. The word comes from
Greek, meaning heads of names. Acronyms are usually
made from the capitalized initials of the words it represents,
for example FBI is an acronym for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
What’s the difference between
ABBREVIATION and ACRONYM?
Acronyms Examples
1. Common Acronyms
2. Business Acronyms
3. Sports Acronyms
5. Car & Automotive Acronyms
Common Acronyms
AC - Air Conditioning
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ATM - Automated Teller Machine
B&B - Bed and Breakfast
ISBN - International Standard Book Number
A/S/L - Age, Sex, Location
Business Acronyms
B2B - Business to Business
B2C - Business to Consumer
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
SOHO - Small Office, Home Office
Sports Acronyms
ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming
PGA - Professional Golfers' Association
LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association
MLB - Major League Baseball
NBA - National Basketball Association
NFL - National Football League
Network
Car & Automotive
Acronyms
4WD - Four-Wheel Drive
ABS - Anti-Lock Braking System
ATV - All Terrain Vehicle
RV - Recreational Vehicle
MPG - Miles Per Gallon
Pseudo-Acronym
Definition:
1.Doesn't stand for anything or Can’t
be officially expanded.
2.Usually resemble sounds.
Pseudo-Acronym
Features:
1. Beginning alphabets:
FYI = for your information
BTW = by the way
TTYL = talk to you later
CYO = see you online
GBY = god bless you
Pseudo-Acronym
Features:
2. Sound:
ICQ = I seek you
CQR = Secure
OU812 = Oh, you ate one, too
W8AM = wait a minute
NE1 = anyone
Pseudo-Acronym
Quiz
1. M8 = mate
Pseudo-Acronym
Quiz
2. HAND =
have a nice day
Pseudo-Acronym
Quiz
3. CM@TW = catch me at the web
Recursive Acronym
Definition :
1. Involving mathematical recursion.
2. An abbreviation which refers to itself in the
expression for which it stands.
3. In computing, it soon became a hackish
(and especially MIT) tradition to choose
acronyms and abbreviations that referred
humorously to themselves or to other
abbreviations.
Recursive AcronymExamples
GNU — GNU's Not Unix
OIL — Oil India Limited
VISA — Visa International Service Association
BWIA — BWIA West Indies Airways
GNE — GNE's Not an Encyclopedia
火星文之簡介
1. 泛指一種網路上互動的共同「語言」
2. 透過文字或字碼或字母組合，創作出一種
新的語言
3. 為七年級生的一種次文化
4. 這種思考有別於一般既定的邏輯規範，而
是一種有跳躍性的、創造性的思考
5. 不講求精確表達文意，只求快速傳遞資訊
從語言學角度看火星文
1. 是一種語文的演變，為語言史上寫下新的
一頁
2. 網路日進發達，火星文的出現代表語言的
發展是與時並進
3. 網路發展漸漸成為語言發展的主力之一
臉譜版
⊙o⊙ 目瞪口呆
@_@ 眼花撩亂
^3^
親一個
字母版
A
不用花錢就得到
OGS
歐吉桑
GF
女朋友
FDD
肥嘟嘟
數字版
56
無聊
79
智障
438 死三八
中文版-取音
表
不要
醬子 / 醬紫 這樣子
釀
那樣
口愛
可愛
水水
漂亮的女生(台語)
中文版-取首字
蛋白質
笨蛋+白癡+神經質
機毛
機車+ 龜毛
Conclusion
• UPS =>Uninterruptible Power Supply 不間斷電源
• UPS =>United Parcel Service 全國特快傳遞(快遞服務)
• ABC =>American-Born Chinese 美國出生的中國人
• ABC => American Broadcasting Company 美國國家廣
播公司
• AIDS =>Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome 後
天免疫缺乏症候群
• AIDS =>Army Information & Data System 美國陸軍資
訊系統
Reference
• http://www.acronym-guide.com/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_acr
onym
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoacronym
• http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%81%AB
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