Abbreviational Worldview as Part of Linguistic Worldview

Abbreviations represent a great vocabulary layer and became an integral part of the English discourse. English abbreviations are widely used not only in the English language discourse, but in the discourses of other languages of the world as well. Especially it is true for abbreviations in the sphere of economy, finances, foreign economic relations, and banking. The paper is devoted to the analysis of the abbreviational worldview as a part of the linguistic worldview. Different types of abbreviations are in the focus of study. The abbreviational worldview is formed by the abbreviational vocabulary of the English language and mainly by clippings, acronyms and blends. The abbreviated worldview is farraginous and gives new prospective opportunities for semantic studies.