This book approaches the topic of false friends from a theoretical perspective, arguing that false friends carry out a positive role as a cognitive device, mainly in literature and jokes, and suggesting some pragmatic strategies in order to restore the original sense of a text/utterance when a given translator (or a foreign speaker) falls victim to false friends. This theoretical account is successively verified by appealing to texts from the fields of literature, science, philosophy, journalism, and everyday speech.
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This book approaches the topic of false friends from a theoretical perspective, arguing that false friends carry out a positive role as a cognitive device, mainly in literature and jokes, and suggesting some pragmatic strategies in order to restore the original sense of a text/utterance when a given translator (or a foreign speaker) falls victim to false friends. This theoretical account is successively verified by appealing to texts from the fields of literature, science, philosophy, journalism, and everyday speech.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Studies in Linguistics |
Release date | July 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | Pedro J. Chamizo-Dominguez |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 200 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-95720-5 |
Barcode | 9780415957205 |
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LSN | 0-415-95720-6 |