(Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski", 2023) Todorova, Tanya
This paper investigates youth slang abbreviations in Bulgarian, utilizing the
classification proposed by Ts. Karastoycheva. The research is based on empirical
data collected from the online platform „www.bgjargon.com“. The findings reveal
a notable preference among youth slang speakers for initialisms. These initialisms
manifest in two subcategories: the origination of novel initialisms within
the domain of youth slang and the reinterpretation of pre-existing initialisms from
the standard language. Other means for abbreviation are also discussed, along
with an exploration of the correlation between youth slang and internet slang and
an examination of the semantic content of the data.