Semantics and Pragmatics of False Friends
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| Author | : Pedro J. Chamizo-Domínguez |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 202 |
| Release | : 2012-09-10 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781135908614 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1135908613 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Semantics and Pragmatics of False Friends by : Pedro J. Chamizo-Domínguez
Book excerpt: 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.
