缩略语的词化

About Wordizing of Abbreviations

缩略语与一般的词语在音节长度上的趋同使人们很自然地把缩略语当作一般的词语使用 ,缩略语的高频率使用促进了自身的词化。缩略语必须与原词语表达的概念形成稳定、确定的联系及各自具有自己的使用场合和语体适用范围是衡量缩略语是否词化的重要标准。应该区别对待缩略语是在多大范围或领域内的词化 。

Owing to the similarity in the syllabic length of acronyms and common words, people naturally mistake acronyms as common words. The frequent use of acronyms promote its own transformational progress toward words. The acronyms and the notions of its original words must have a stable and fixed relationship and possess specific occasions and style ranges that suit them. This is also an important criterion to judge whether an acronym has been transformed into a word. The range and extent of acronyms' transformation towards words should be treated respectively.