Mit Kurzformen spielerisch umgehen. Zu Beschaffenheit und humorvollem Potential der Backronyme

Language Games with Acronyms. The specificity and comical potential of backronyms Abbreviations, acronyms and other forms created by abbreviating a word or a phrase are more and more frequently present in the lexicons of various languages, which confirms the tendency to make means of expression more economical. They may also serve as a point of departure for language games of different types. An example is provided by backronyms, that is peculiar decodings of acronyms, often coloured with humour and irony. The aim of the article is to discuss the structure of those decodings and the comical mechanisms contained in such a method, frequently ironic, of decoding acronyms of this type.