The Study of English Abbreviation Table of ContentsAbstract I摘要 IIPreface 11. The Origin and Characteristics of English Abbreviation 21.1 The Origin of the English Abbreviations 21.1.1 The Objective World Factors 21.1.2 The Subjective World Factors 31.1.3 Language World Factors 31.2 The Main Causes of English Characteristics 41.2.1 Simplicity 41.2.2 Fuzziness 41.2.3 Lability 41.3 Summary 52. The Generation Characteristics of English Abbreviation 62.1 Clipping 62.1.1 Cutting the Final Part. 62.1.2 Cutting the Initial Part. 62.1.3 Cutting the Initial Part and the Final Part. 62.1.4 Cutting either the Initial Part or the Final Part. 62.2 Blending 72.3 Acronym 72.4 Digital Abbreviation 82.5 Borrowing Law 82.6 Variant Law 82.7 Summary 83. The Pronunciation Rules and Writing Rules of Abbreviation in English Language 93.1 Pronunciation Rules of English Language 93.2 Writing Rules of English Language 93.3 Summary 104. The Chinese Translation of English Abbreviation 114.1 Transliteration 114.2 Free Translation 124.3 Zero-Translation Method 124.4 Mixed-Translation Method 144.5 Summary 145. Pragmatic Function of English Abbreviation 155.1 Simpleness, Speediness 155.2 Eye-catching, Catchy Hooks 155.3 Strong Description 155.4 Rhetoric Function 155.5 Summary 16Conclusion 17Citation 18Reference 19Acknowledgements 20 AbstractA lot of English abbreviation production and use reflect a sharp change of modern society, the science and technology progress and cultural education leap and the rapid development of business, etc. The seemingly simple abbreviations in composition structure, pronunciation, and writing have many rules, and it is the unique function to use a language. The study of these rules can reduce and avoid chaos or mistakes when we use them.Keywords: English abbreviation rule pragmatic function translation摘要英语缩略词的大量产生和使用折射出现代社会的急剧变化，科学技术的飞跃进步和文化教育事业等的迅猛发展。
看似简单的缩略语在组成结构、读音、书写等方面均有很多很多变化规则，而且具有独特的语言使用功能研究其规律可以减少和避免使用时出现混乱或错误关键词： 英语缩略词 规则 语用功能 翻译不要删除行尾的分节符，此行不会被打印20- -目录千万不要删除行尾的分节符，此行不会被打印在目录上点右键“更新域”，然后“更新整个目录”打印前，不要忘记把上面“Abstract”这一行后加一空行PrefaceLately 20 years, it appears a large number of abbreviations in the English vocabulary. Its appearance on one hand is due to the trend of the development of English itself; on the other hand, it is due to fast development of social needs. English abbreviations are used in all aspects of the social life from the modern science and technology fields to the medical, foreign trade, education, economic and political. It likes a mirror which reflects social development in all aspects. In the modern era, people who use language communication need economic and efficient way to exchange information. Abbreviation use less symbols, information, just to meet the modern demand. The abbreviation reflects the modern production of large numbers of the rapid social change. This paper analyzes the origin of the English abbreviations, constitution, writing rules and pragmatic functions. Therefore, we can use English abbreviations more reasonably.1. The Origin and Characteristics of English Abbreviation1.1 The Origin of the English AbbreviationsBefore the 1940s, the number of English abbreviation only a little, but with the birth of the first all-electronic digital computer created by 1946 J.P.ECKERT and J.W.MANCHLY at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States, English abbreviation increases④. Abbreviation is a common linguistic phenomenon in the world today. But the abbreviation of English is in a marginal position in foreign country for a long time, which is not commensurate with the rapid development of the abbreviations. In the late twentieth century, western scholars began to use cognitive linguistics, computer linguistics and psychological linguistics on the English abbreviations in-depth study, and prove the abbreviation to the value of linguistics research. Today, he has become a millions of army. Especially in recent 20 years is the fastest 20 years of English abbreviation growing. The main causes of English contractions are the following:1.1.1 The Objective World FactorsWith the fast development of national economies, the rapid progress of science and technology, and the rapid changes in the social life, all require fast, simple language to reflect the complexity of new things and social phenomena. Abbreviation appears more and more in all areas of human life, because abbreviations can be used less information and space to express the original meaning of the words. Social development, especially the rapid development of science and technology on the widespread application of abbreviations has been the extremely vital role.1.1.2 The Subjective World FactorsWith psychology of people who ask briefness, Anderson, Cognitive psychologist, thinks inform。