Recently newly created abbreviations are often found to be inconsistent with the characteristics of existing abbreviations. In general, an abbreviation is formed by selecting one syllable from each of the basic elements (words or phrases) participatin...
Recently newly created abbreviations are often found to be inconsistent with the characteristics of existing abbreviations. In general, an abbreviation is formed by selecting one syllable from each of the basic elements (words or phrases) participating in the original words. Recently, the original words has a complicated form, so the number of syllables of the abbreviation can no longer be determined based on the number of basic elements. Also, in the case of ‘Yeoheomleo, 여혐러(a person who dislikes and hates women)’, some basic elements are replaced with ‘hyeomo, 혐오(aversion)’, and then the representative syllable ‘혐(hyeom)’ is selected and seems to be involved in the formation of the abbreviation. And here, ‘sa-lam(사람)’ was not involved in the formation of the abbreviation, and was replaced with the English suffix ‘er’. In fact, ‘sa-ram(사람)’ is not directly involved in the formation of an abbreviation, or is often replaced with an English suffix meaning ‘person’. In addition, it is common for abbreviations to inherit the meaning of the original words, but some abbreviations show a phenomenon of expanding meaning. Lastly, in recent abbreviations, the number of shared families increases over time, forming an analogy framework to create new words.