英汉网络新闻标题中缩略词使用对比研究

A Comparative Study of Abbreviations Used in Net News Headlines in English and Chinese

本文以英汉网络新闻标题中的缩略词为语料,依据它们的构词特点,分别对英汉语的缩略词进行了分类,把英语缩略词划分为五类,把汉语缩略词划分为六类,又按照它们在构成方式上的近似程度,进而将它们分别归纳为两大类和三大类。文章以语言的经济原则为指导,通过对英汉各类缩略词的使用频率进行对比分析,探讨造成它们在使用率方面异同的原因。

Based on the analysis of the data obtained from net news headlines, this paper respectively classifies the English abbreviations and Chinese abbreviations in terms of their word-formation. The English abbreviations are classified into five types and the Chinese abbreviations into six types. So far as their similarities in word-formation are concerned, the English abbreviations are grouped into two major types and the Chinese abbreviations into three major types. Guided by the economy principle of language, this paper conducts a comparative analysis of different types of abbreviations used in English and Chinese net news headlines and explores the causes of the similarities and differences between Chinese and English in their use of abbreviations in net news headlines.