Author/Authors :
Nikafrooz ، Mohammad نويسنده Department of TEFL, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Khouzestan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran , , Veysi ، Elkhas نويسنده Department of TEFL, Ahvaz Branch, Payam Noor University, Ahvaz, Iran , , Pazhakh، Abdolreza نويسنده Department of English, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran ,
Abstract :
This paper aims to investigate acronyms and introduce a new phenomenon that is occurring in acronyms these days. Day by day, new kinds of acronyms are invented at different levels of complexity. The authors of this paper have called them double acronyms (DA) and triple acronyms (TA) which are made from some internal acronyms (IA). The Number of DAs, TAs and IAs recursively and rapidly increases and as a result a more detailed classification is needed to categorize them. In this study, different acronyms especially those which are used in different fields of science have been investigated. In the present paper, the researchers suggest a generative model for explaining and predicting the production of new acronyms. Finally, it also tries to see to what extent they correspond to Minimal Program of Chomsky with regard to oncoming changes which occur in English. The findings of this study can provide researchers, linguists, teachers and translators with useful information about how acronyms are structured or might be structured.
