ABSTRACT
The most valuable content of the article is concentrated, summarized and refined in the news headline. The paper is based on the previous studies of headlines in English newspaper, centering on the abbreviations in the news headlines to have a further research. Firstly, it illustrates the definition and categories of abbreviation. Secondly, it sums up the lexical features of news headlines. Then, based on the materials, it identifies the causes of abbreviations in the news headlines. Combined with the titles collected, the characteristics of abbreviations in the headlines are analyzed. Furthermore, the common structures, functions and significance are studied. Finally, it probes the developing trend of abbreviation in the titles, helping newspaper staff to regulate the usage of abbreviation in the headlines.
Key words： Abbreviation; English newspaper; News headlines
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Study on abbreviation 2
2.1 The definition of abbreviation 2
2.2 The categories of abbreviation 2
3. The lexical features of news headlines in English newspaper 7
4. Abbreviation in English news headlines 8
4.1 The cause of abbreviation in English news headlines 8
4.2 The features of abbreviation in English news headlines 8
4.3 The structures of abbreviation in English news headlines 14
4.4 The function of abbreviation in English news headlines 17
4.5 The significance of abbreviation in English news headlines 18
5. Conclusion 19
Acknowledgements 20
References 21
