English Origin Acronyms in Spanish and Latin American Newspapers Cover Image

Sigle de origine engleza in presa scrisa din Spania si America Latina
English Origin Acronyms in Spanish and Latin American Newspapers

Author(s): Mihaela Mateescu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: English acronyms; the process of acronymy; assimilation of English;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyse English acronyms from Spanish newspapers. The material was obtained from electronic news papers from Spain and Latin America. This paper explores the degree of graphic, phonetic and morphological assimilation of acronyms and establishes the main areas from which they proceed and the concepts designated by them.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-38
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian