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ACRONYM 中延A 社四B 日四A 日四C 心四 延A 張家維 張心怡 張瀞文 王婷慧 江嘉敏 李姵霖 91111109 92115245 91122124 92122335 92135075 91116132 Lucas Louise Teresa Angela Carman 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 20 th and 21 st 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".

ΙΧΘΥΣ (Ichthys) Ι Iesous Jesus Χ CHristos Christ Θ THeou Son Υ (h)Uios of Σ Soter God

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 Conditioning ASAP - As Soon As Possible ATM - Automated Teller Machine B&B - Bed and Breakfast ISBN - International Standard Book Number A/S/L - Age, Sex, Location

Business Acronyms B 2 B - Business to Business B 2 C - Business to Consumer CEO - Chief Executive Officer SOHO - Small Office, Home Office

Sports Acronyms ESPN - Entertainment and Sports Programming PGA - Professional Golfers' Association LPGA - Ladies Professional Golf Association MLB - Major League Baseball NBA - National Basketball Association NFL - National Football League Network

Car & Automotive Acronyms 4 WD - 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 OU 812 = Oh, you ate one, too W 8 AM = wait a minute NE 1 = anyone

Pseudo-Acronym Quiz 1. M 8 = mate

Pseudo-Acronym Quiz 2. HAND = have a nice day

Pseudo-Acronym Quiz 3. CM@TW = catch me at the web

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

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_acr onym • http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Pseudoacronym • http: //zh. wikipedia. org/wiki/%E 7%81%AB %E 6%98%9 F%E 6%96%87