Introduction.
Common characteristics of the course work.
General definition of homonyms.
The Theoretical Part.
Shortening of spoken words.
Graphical abbreviations and acronyms.
Abbreviations as the major type of shortenings.
Specific groups of shortening.
Practical part.
Cyber-English for informal text messages, chat room chatting.
The types of abbreviations on the newspaper The USA today.
The modern type of shortening to abbreviate the telephone numbers.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.
Appendix.
