Syllable word
A syllable word , also an abbreviation of syllables , is the abbreviation of the form of determination and the basic form of a word compound (compound word ) for a new lexeme .
Examples
Syllables (short) word | Full form | according to specialist literature |
---|---|---|
Jusos | Ju ng so specialists | |
Day care center | Ki Direction ta gesstätte or Ki Direction ta geseinrichtung | |
Kripo | Kri minal po lizei | |
Referee | Ski eds ri daughters | |
Stabilizer | Sta ats bi bliothek | |
transformer | Tra ns fo rmator | (with reference to the special case of the prefix trans- ) |
Electrolytic capacitor | El ektrolyt ko ends sator | |
moped | Mo torisiertes Fa hrrad | |
Mullet | Vo rne ku March, hi nth la ng |
Classification and demarcation
The syllables (short) words are counted among the "multi-segmental short words ". In this respect, they differ from the “unisegmental abbreviations”, which only consist of the beginning or the end segment of a full form (example: bus from bus or omnibus ).
Within the multisegmental abbreviations there are - in addition to the syllables (short) words:
- Initial words , letters and words, such as: TUV ( T echnical Ü berwachungs- V erein) ADAC ( A ENERAL d eutscher A utomobil- C lub)
- Mixed short words such as: trainee ( A us zubi (ldender) Amades A rbeitspapiere and Ma terialien to de slide around S anguage, title of a series of publications)
References and footnotes
- ↑ Definition according to Harald Weinrich: Text grammar of the German language. 2nd Edition. 2003, p. 929
- ↑ a b c d e Harald Weinrich: Text grammar of the German language , 2nd edition, 2003, p. 929
- ↑ a b c Duden - Die Grammatik , 8th edition, 2009, section 1116
- ↑ Helmut Glück (Ed.): Metzler Lexikon Sprach , 4th edition, 2010, Lemma Akronym
- ↑ Paragraph and example based on: Duden - The Grammar. 8th edition. 2009, section 1116
- ↑ Differentiation and the following examples according to: Duden - The grammar. 8th edition. 2009, section 1116