АБРЕВІАЦІЯ ЯК ЛІНГВІСТИЧНА СКЛАДОВА АНГЛІЙСЬКОГО КОМП’ЮТЕРНОГО СЛЕНГУ

Objective. The objective of the article is to identify and analyze the most used English abbreviations in on-line games and their classification. Methods. Methodological basis of the present research presupposes the following kinds of analysis: comparative and translation analysis, grammatical, semantic and phonetic notions in the English and Ukrainian languages; analysis and synthesis of scientific, popular scientific, and educational literature on the problems of computer slang abbreviation. Results. Theoretical aspects concerning the notions of abbreviation and computer slang are systematised. The author presents the classification of computer slang abbrevia-tions, acronyms and the ways of their formation. The article also distinguishes computer slang as a part of the English language and the study of abbreviations in modern on-line games.