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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788818903321

Titolo

Pseudo-English : studies on false Anglicisms in Europe / / edited by Cristiano Furiassi and Henrik Gottlieb

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-61451-468-2

1-5015-0023-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Language contact and bilingualism ; ; volume 9

Disciplina

422/.4

Soggetti

English language - Foreign elements - Europe

English language - Foreign influences

Languages in contact - Europe

Germanic languages - Influence on English

Romance languages - Influence on English

Language acquisition - Europe

Bilingualism - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Theory -- 2. Germanic languages -- 3. Romance languages -- 4. English.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume focuses on how English, through false Anglicisms, influences several European languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, German, Danish and Norwegian. Studies on false Gallicisms are also included, thus showing how English may be affected by false borrowings.