Contents Introduction Chapter I. Theoretical review to abbreviations

Contents

Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….....3

Chapter I .Theoretical review to abbreviations………………………………5
1.1 Shortening of words and minor ways of word-forming…….5
1.2 Shortening in Modern English……………………………………………..13
Chapter II. Internet abbreviations in Present day English…………26

1. 
   Graphical abbreviations Acronyms………………………………………26
   
2. 
   English internet slang…………………………………………………………...27
   
3. 
   Internet message abbreviations………………………………………….. 31
   

Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………..…..42
The list of used literature………………………………………………………….45


Introduction
The present course paper deals with study of abbreviations, in Modern English, mainly internet abbreviations, which presents a certain interest both for theoretical investigation and for practical language use.
The actuality of the course paper is defined by concrete results of the investigation. Special emphases is laid on various types of rendering the structure, the semantic features and the usage of the internet abbreviations in English.
The aim of this course paper is to define the internet abbreviations in Present day English.
The novelty of the work is that the through analysis the problems of the internet abbreviations in Present day English which have not been researched deeply yet, more-over studying the word-building means in the context. We have analyzed specific peculiarities of the English internet abbreviations for the first time.
The tasks of the research are the following according to the general aim:

1. 
   to define word- building as are subject;
   
2. 
   to describe the various types and ways of forming shortened words;
   
3. 
   to analyze the productivity of English internet abbreviations;
   
4. 
   to study the internet slang abbreviations;