FUNCTIONAL PECULIARITIES OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTENINGS IN THE ENGLISH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE: LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ASPECT

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The article is devoted to functional peculiarities of abbreviations and shortenings in the English social and political discourse. The research outlines the definition of abbreviation and shortening, studies their types and classifications, analyzes current tendencies of abbreviation process taking into consideration linguistic and cultural aspect.

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А. В. Шишко, Г. А. Луканська

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А. В. Шишко, Г. А. Луканська (2018). FUNCTIONAL PECULIARITIES OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SHORTENINGS IN THE ENGLISH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE: LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ASPECT. Науковий вісник Херсонського державного університету. Серія «Перекладознавство та міжкультурна комунікація», 1(1), 105-110. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-493559