国外英语缩略语研究现状及发展趋势

缩略语是当今世界普遍的语言现象，但英语缩略语的研究长期以来在国外处于一种边缘的地位，这与缩略语的迅猛发展是不相称的。进入二十世纪后期，西方学者开始运用认知语言学、计算语言学和心理语言学等对英语缩略语进行深入研究，体现了运用跨学科语言学理论研究缩略语的发展趋势，也证明了缩略语对语言学研究的价值。

Research Status and Prospect of English Abbreviation in Foreign Countries

Abbreviation is a common linguistic phenomenon at present.But the studies for English abbreviations have been treated as peripheral and therefore unimportant at abroad for a long time,which is inharmonious with their rapid development.In the late 20th century,western scholars began to further study abbreviations by employing cognitive linguistics,computational linguistics and psychological linguistics.It embodies trends of abbreviation study with interdisciplinary linguistic theories,and verifies the value ...