COMPONENT PECULIARITIES OF DEROGATIVELY MARKED ETHNONYMS FORMED VIA ABBREVIATION
The article focuses on analysis of word-forming peculiarities of derogatively marked ethnonyms (DME) of the modern English language formed via abbreviation. The objective of research is to study component peculiarities of DME of the modern English language formed with the help of abbreviation. The main task is to develop classification of DME of the modern English language formed via abbreviation in accordance with a quantitative sign (number of components as well as number of values). We have implemented quantitative, content-analysis and component analysis of 540 DME randomly picked from such Internet-resources as “Urban Dictionary” and “The Racial Slur Database”. We have developed of modern English language DME classification formed via abbreviation in accordance with a quantitative sign, id est in accordance with number of components as well as number of values per a DME-unit. It has been concluded that abbreviation of DME might be considered a separate way of word formation if merely initial letters of two or more words are taken in order to form a new lexical unit. Otherwise, it creation of a DME involves contraction or a combination of contraction and composition.