The development of the English language in the XX-XXI centuries made linguists correct and modify their ideas as to productivity of word-formation means and derivational patterns. The authors of the article claim that there are solid grounds and strong reasons to refer abbreviation to the category of major word-building means. Changes in the vocabulary provoked by the emergence and formation of new
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