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ERIC Number: EJ168063
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Les Faux-amis (False Cognates)
Maillot, Jean
Babel: International Journal of Translation, 23, 2, 67-74, 77
A summary of the study of false cognates by Koessler and Derocquigny. The following topics are studied: The origin and meaning of the term; a classification according to monosemy or polysemy; false cognates on the multilingual level and in language families; and extensions of meaning. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Contrastive Linguistics, Dictionaries, Indo European Languages, Lexicology, Modern Languages, Mutual Intelligibility, Semantics, Translation, Vocabulary
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