Les tendances de formation des formes réduites juridiques : quelques réflexions

This comparative study of legal abbreviations in Russian and French raises several hypotheses on the creation of abbreviations and examines some tendencies in the many ways they are formed. Several thematic groups facilitating the creation of abbreviated terms are identified. The results of research of the various ways in which they are formed in Russian and/or French are also presented, together with some conclusions according to the choice of these means concerning the peculiarities of the language, or the paradigms of abbreviation and type of legal discourse involved. This study in comparative legal linguistics paves the way for a fresh approach to a particular type of neology, that of abbreviation, using a methodology developed for translation studies.