Word-Formation Processes Used for Brevity in Electronic Discourse

Abstract

The thesis aims to analyse various Word-Formation Processes in relation to achieving brevity in internet discussions. The theoretical part introduces the term Electronic Discourse and discusses the processes of Initialisms and Clipping, as well as related processes of Compounding, Blending, and Derivation. The practical part is concerned with analysing the processes on data collected on the website Quora to understand how the processes are employed in shortening the forms of words.