The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters

The process of forming new words by joining the initial letters of names of social and politicalorganizations or special noun phrases and technical terms is called ( ).
A、prefixation
B、acronymy
C、blending
D、conversion
【正确答案】:B
【题目解析】:本题考查首字母拼音法(acronymy)的含义——将社会组织、政治组织、特殊的名词词组或技术术语的首字母连起来构成新词的方法。例如:A.D.(公元);NATO(北大西洋公约组织),因此答案是B。