In linguistics, contraction can mean: Linguistics is the scientific study of language. ...
Contraction (grammar), the formation of a new word from two or more individual words, for example didn't (did not), I'm (I am).
Synaeresis, the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong
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In traditional grammar, a contraction is the formation of a new word from two or more individual words.
This often is a result of a common sequence of words, or, as in French, to maintain a flowing sound.
In English, contractions are usually but not always either negations or combinations of pronouns with auxiliary verbs, and in these cases always include an apostrophe.
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