Abbreviation, graphic-phonetic abbreviation, phonetic abbreviation, acronym, univerbisation, electronic communication.

Příspěvek se zabývá dvě základními typy zkrácených jazykových prostředků užívaných v rámci současné elektronické komunikace (zejm. ICQ, chatu, SMS zpráv) - abreviacemi (zkratkami anglickými, českými, zvláštními typy akronym, kontrahovaných forem apod.) a univerbizáty a dalšími - a přístupy k jejich jazykovému hodnocení.

The text deals with some types of abbreviated language means (English and Czech abbreviations and specific types of acronyms) used within today?s electronic communication (ICQ, chat, SMS etc.). The author comments on some ways of creation of these abbreviations and compares their individual forms (initial, graphic-phonetic and phonetic abbreviations, acronyms making use of phonetic realisation of numeral symbols etc.). She points at the function of these means, which is similar in case of all the forms, and mentions also the vulgar or other sub-standard expressions. Then she deals with various types of univerbisation (created out from collocations and compound words) and mechanically abbreviated forms. From the point of view of assessment and evaluation of these language expressions, the author presents her opinion based on functional approach focused on concept of modernity and openness of the Czech language and creativity of its users.