English-Lithuanian false friends: psycholinguistic origins and didactic issues
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Sklaidos publikacijos / Dissemination publications
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Knygų dalys / Parts of the books
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Lietuvių kalba / Lithuanian
Title:
English-Lithuanian false friends: psycholinguistic origins and didactic issues
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In the Book:
Tekstas: lingvistika ir poetika, 18. P. 51-53.. Šiauliai : Šiaulių universiteto leidykla, 2011
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Summary / Abstract:
LTThe present paper deals with English-Lithuanian lexical pseudoequivalents, known in translation studies as interpreters’ false friends (faux amis). The author focuses on the two aspects of the phenomenon: the psycholinguists origins of thefalse friends and didactic issues in dealing with them. The aim of the paper is to discuss various psychological and linguistic factors causing the appearance of false friends in the production and/or comprehension of foreign language texts and to offer some recommendations regarding their teaching at various levels. The research method used in the paper is research literature study [p. 51].
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