FALSE FRIENDS: AMONG THE NIGHTMARES OF A TRANSLATOR or HOW TO BEFRIEND FALSE FRIENDS
FALSE FRIENDS: AMONG THE NIGHTMARES OF A TRANSLATOR or HOW TO BEFRIEND FALSE FRIENDS
Author(s): Bianca Oana HanSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Theoretical Linguistics, Pragmatics, Translation Studies
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: deceptive cognates; (miss)communication; language traps; lexical awareness;
Summary/Abstract: In the present article we aim to underline the necessity to master the vocabulary of a foreign language to the extent to which it does not backfire, due to uninspired usage of words that might appear, at first sight to be friendly but, which are, actually not just that. They are the well-known 'false friends', to be handled with care. Therefore, we intend to understand the strategies used by translators in order to cope with them in a translation. However, we are going to briefly present a succinct overview of the matter, just enough to draw a general outline intended to support our concern
Journal: Studia Universitatis Petru Maior. Philologia
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 192-195
- Page Count: 4
- Language: English