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.
By:
Ronnie Ferguson Imprint: Toronto University Press Country of Publication: Canada Dimensions:
Height: 275mm,
Width: 211mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 320g ISBN:9780802069481 ISBN 10: 0802069487 Series:Toronto Italian Studies Pages: 124 Publication Date:30 January 1995 Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
General/trade
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
