Priming French in English and Romanian (con)texts
Priming French in English and Romanian (con)texts
Author(s): Daniela ŢuchelSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, French Literature, Romanian Literature
Published by: Editura Casa Cărții de Știință
Keywords: collocates and colligations; encounter of contexts; priming
Summary/Abstract: French is given its due in English for mastery in domains such as cuisine, haute couture, lifestyle, social bonds. We propose ourselves to investigate samples of Romanian and English media discourse in which the mediation of French facilitates communication while loading cultural notions with French-specific features.
Journal: Comunicare Interculturală și Literatură
- Issue Year: 12/2010
- Issue No: 4-II
- Page Range: 535-540
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English