Acronyms, an effective resource in the peruvian press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.201802.002
Keywords: Acronyms, effective resource, typology, written texts

Abstract

Nowadays the use of acronyms is of great interest and importance due to the predominance they have in written documents (newspapers, magazines, books, reports, etc.); however, we can also see their use in the mass audiovisual media such as radio and television, in both aspects they are used to identify the names of institutions of all kinds. This use is well reflected in the ability to synthesize and save space in terms of letters and words. In that sense, this study, through a descriptive analysis, is oriented to explain what conditions the use of acronyms as an effective resource, because when they are used or mentioned in headlines they can be unintelligible to the reader or listener due to the lack of awareness of their meaning or of the formal rules applied to their construction, distinguishing their typology. Finally, it is important to highlight that their use is more recurrent in the journalistic field, where there are limited spaces available and you are obliged to comply with them.

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Author Biography

Eliana Gonzales Cruz, Universidad de Piura

Académica de número de la APL y correspondiente de la RAE. Es doctora en Lingüística Hispánica por la Universidad de Navarra, magíster en Artes Liberales por el Instituto de Artes Liberales de la Universidad de Navarra y licenciada en Educación por la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón. Fue directora de Investigación y Publicaciones de la Facultad de Educación de la Universidad de Piura, coordinadora y profesora del área de Lengua y Literatura tanto en el pregrado como en el postgrado. Ha impartido cursos de actualización a profesores de diversos colegios de Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo y Lima sobre estrategias didácticas, estrategias de aprendizaje, investigación educativa, comprensión lectora, normativa del español, lexicología y literatura peruana. Ha dictado cursos de redacción administrativa al personal de diversas instituciones. Ha escrito varios artículos que han aparecido en revistas y actas de congresos; además, ha publicado los manuales Lengua castellana I (2003, 2009), Lengua castellana II (2003, 2011), Literatura peruana (2004) para el Sistema Semipresencial (SEAD) de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación de la Universidad de Piura. En el 2017 publicó La denominación en la caracterización de personajes. Estudio antroponímico en los narradores Alfredo Bryce, Manuel Scorza y Julio Ramón Ribeyro. El año 2011 creó el blog Castellano Actual. Lo coordinó hasta el 2014 y, colabora de manera activa. Actualmente, se desempeña como docente de pregrado en el Departamento de Lengua y Literatura de la Facultad de Humanidades de la Universidad de Piura-campus Lima.
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Published
2018-12-31
How to Cite
Gonzales Cruz, E. (2018). Acronyms, an effective resource in the peruvian press. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, 64(64), 27-46. https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.201802.002
Issue
No 64 (2018): Julio - Diciembre
Section
Articles

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