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".

Ι Iesous Jesus

Χ CHristos Christ

Θ THeou Son

Υ (h)Uios of

Σ Soter God

ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichthys)

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 ConditioningASAP - As Soon As PossibleATM - Automated Teller MachineB&B - Bed and BreakfastISBN - International Standard Book NumberA/S/L - Age, Sex, Location

Business Acronyms

B2B - Business to BusinessB2C - Business to ConsumerCEO - Chief Executive OfficerSOHO - Small Office, Home Office

Sports Acronyms

ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming Network

PGA - Professional Golfers' Association

LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association

MLB - Major League BaseballNBA - National Basketball Association NFL - National Football League

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-AcronymQuiz

1. M8 = mate

Quiz

2. HAND = have a nice day

Pseudo-Acronym

Quiz

3. CM@TW = catch me at the web

Pseudo-Acronym

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 Acronym-Examples

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_acronym

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-acronym

• http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%81%AB%E6%98%9F%E6%96%87