Toronto Italian Studies: Italian False Friends by Ronnie. Ferguson (1994, Trade Paperback, Revised edition)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN-100802069487
ISBN-139780802069481
eBay Product ID (ePID)486046

Product Key Features

Number of Pages277 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameItalian False Friends
Publication Year1994
SubjectItalian, Translating & Interpreting, Linguistics / Etymology
FeaturesRevised, Revised Edition
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorRonnie. Ferguson
SeriesToronto Italian Studies
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length10.8 in
Item Width8.3 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-168344
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal453/.21
SynopsisItalian words that resemble words in English but have different meanings are the cause of student bafflement and some hilariously mistaken usage. Examples of falsi amici that continue to amuse teachers of Italian include casino, which is a brothel or mess, not a gambling place, and intossicazione, which is food poisoning, not intoxication. Ronnie Ferguson has confronted the much-neglected problem of 'false friends,' or deceptive cognates, with a dictionary which makes it possible for the student of Italian to alert her- or himself to the pitfalls. Accurate translation, essay work, and comprehension hinge on the confident handling of key words prone to incorrect interpretation, and Italian False Friends will be a useful tool to assist students to improve their proficiency in these areas. This book is an excellent companion volume to Interferenze Lessicali:Italiano-inglese, the practical teaching workbook with drills and exercises by Marina Sasu Frescura published earlier in the series. Italian False Friends is effectively illustrated with samples from newspapers, magazines, street signs, and books., Italian words that resemble words in English but have different meanings are the cause of student bafflement and some hilariously mistaken usage. Examples of falsi amici that continue to amuse teachers of Italian include casino, which is a brothel or mess, not a gambling place, and intossicazione, which is food poisoning, not intoxication. Ronnie Ferguson has confronted the much-neglected problem of false friends, ' or deceptive cognates, with a dictionary which makes it possible for the student of Italian to alert her- or himself to the pitfalls. Accurate translation, essay work, and comprehension hinge on the confident handling of key words prone to incorrect interpretation, and Italian False Friends will be a useful tool to assist students to improve their proficiency in these areas.This book is an excellent companion volume to Interferenze Lessicali: Italiano-inglese, the practical teaching workbook with drills and exercises by Marina Sasu Frescura published earlier in the series. Italian False Friends is effectively illustrated with samples from newspapers, magazines, street signs, and books., Italian words that resemble words in English but have different meanings are the cause of student bafflement and some hilariously mistaken usage. Examples of falsi amici that continue to amuse teachers of Italian include casino, which is a brothel or mess, not a gambling place, and intossicazione, which is food poisoning, not intoxication. Ronnie Ferguson has confronted the much-neglected problem of false friends, ' or deceptive cognates, with a dictionary which makes it possible for the student of Italian to alert her- or himself to the pitfalls. Accurate translation, essay work, and comprehension hinge on the confident handling of key words prone to incorrect interpretation, and Italian False Friends will be a useful tool to assist students to improve their proficiency in these areas. This book is an excellent companion volume to Interferenze Lessicali: Italiano-inglese, the practical teaching workbook with drills and exercises by Marina Sasu Frescura published earlier in the series. Italian False Friends is effectively illustrated with samples from newspapers, magazines, street signs, and books., Ronnie Ferguson has confronted the much-neglected problem of 'false friends,' or deceptive cognates, with a dictionary which makes it possible for the student of Italian to alert her- or himself to the pitfalls.
LC Classification NumberPC1593.F47 1994
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