Second and third order hybridization phenomenon in english terminology of computer standards and microelectronics

Kerber Elena Vladimirovna, Belikova Irina Aleksandrovna, Kosterina Yuliya Evgen’evna

Language is tended to economy of linguistic means and that leads to a large number of shortenings. This phenomenon is not bypassed by terminology, where abbreviations and hybrid formations are the overwhelming number of abbreviations. To a lesser extent there are clipping, fusion and straining. The paper attempts to trace the evolution of abbreviations from terminology combination to second and third-order hybrid on English language material. Shortenings in computer standards and microelectronics served as the subject of the study. Structural models of hybrid formations in terms of synchronia and diachronia are considered, as well as the peculiarities of their use. Their productivity is noted.

Keywords:terminological word combination, abbreviation, hybrid formation, computer standard.