Analysis of Abbreviations in the Results ofUruguay Round of Multilateral TradeNegotiationsContentsAbstract in English .........................3Abstract in Chinese...51 Prelude…2 Introduction…82.1 A Brief Introduction of Abbreviation......82.2 History of Abbreviation.........83 Forms of Abbreviations.........124 Clipping…235 Application of Abbreviations.......275.1 Positions of Abbreviations ................5.2 Abbreviations Not Appearing Where They Should Do......306 Translation of Abbreviations ..................347 Relationship between Abbreviations and Internet ...............418C0 nclusion.…Bibliography............AbstractWhen people first come across the word "abbreviation",they are likely to question,"What is the definition of abbreviation?”,“How is it formed?”or“How many lettersare needed to form an abbreviation?"Abbreviations were not born together with English.Although the Anglo-Saxon peopleexpressed themselves by uttering very simple syllables,these syllables can not becalled abbreviations.The birth of the abbreviation is given by the rapid developmentof science and technology,which are characterized as precision,utility andcreativeness.If the already existed terms have been so frequented people's eyes for along time that people feel it troublesome and tiresome to repeat them,then they needshortening to cater to the trend of language development-precision and simplicity.As the development of English embarks on a new stage,the usage of abbreviationstakes on a new look.People's writings and documents sometimes will adopt theabbreviations appeared in the spoken English with high frequency,which seems tohave forged a principle-the informal will become formal by repetition.The Results of Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations is a book thatcontains the words and phrases of current usage.It is not merely the bible for studyingWTO rules and regulations,but also provides a good opportunity for languagelearners to look into the formal usage of trade and legal terms,particularly theabbreviations.Its greatness lies in its precision and accuracy in utilizing these termswith sound explanation and illustration in details.There is no exaggeration to say ithas set up a scientific system in which not merely all agreements of significance arerecorded,but also the perfect usage of various word-formations is given.This workscame into the world the moment people of all countries were beginning to learn theknowledge about WTO and the WTO was actively advocating and advertising itselfamong the public.Therefore,it created a large number of abbreviations on trade,economy and finance to facilitate people's reading and memorizing.That is the reasonwhy the author selects this works as an illustrator and evidence-provider instead ofothers.Meanwhile,as a student of the first WTO Research School established inChina,the author feels an urge to acknowledge this book to the Chinese peopleendeavoring to leave them an impression of the word adoption and usage in this book.The author first classifies the abbreviations appeared in this works,explaining indetail their distinctive features.At the same time,he analyzes the positions of theabbreviations in the agreements and documents and the approaches to their translation,which paves the way for the Chinese people to learn them in two languages.Then heexplores the relationship between abbreviation and the Internet language,thecontribution of the abbreviations to the economic globalization and the world peace.Key words:abbreviation agreement initial memorize precision record内容提要：缩略语并不是和英语一起诞生的。随着经济贸易往来的飞速发展和科技水平的提高，人们对语言的简洁实用提出了更高的要求。首先，缩略语的形成和字母的选择更趋合理，更便于人们记录和记忆：其次，一些在非正式场合中形成的缩略语也逐渐为人们所采用。《乌拉圭回合多边贸易谈判结果》是一本有大量的缩略现象的书。它不仅是一本人们研究WTO规则的“圣经”，对语言学习者了解贸易和法律术语更是提供了很好的机会。它的伟大之处就在于对这些术语，尤其是缩略语给予了准确详实的解释。可以毫不夸张的说这本书设立了一个科学规范的体系，既记载了非常重要的WTO协议，又教会了人们构词法和缩略语在正式文献中的运用。作者首先把该书中的缩略语进行分类，然后分析了这些协议中缩略语出现的位置以及它们的翻译方法，最后评价了缩略语对语言和社会的发展做出的贡献。