Faux amis and key words : a dictionary-guide to French language, culture, and society through lookalikes and confusables / Philip Thody and Howard Evans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thody, Philip, 1928-1999, author.

Contributor:

Evans, Howard, editor.

Rees, Gwilym, editor.

Series:

Linguistics: Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Linguistics : Bloomsbury Academic Collections

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

English language--Paronyms--Dictionaries--French.

English language.

French language--Paronyms--Dictionaries--English.

French language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (242 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 1985.

Language Note:

In English and French.

Summary:

"Witty, entertaining, and informative, this book on so-called 'false friends' will be of immediate use to anyone using the French language and needing to understand French society and culture. The individual entries have been carefully designed to carry the basic linguistic information required and then develop into a wider consideration of the social and cultural context within which the specific words and phrases are used in current French. As this title is supposed to be used in conjunction with and not instead of a dictionary, it also offers a brief list of recommended reading ranging from standard dictionaries to introductory works on French society and institutions."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

1 Administration, Law and the Armed Forces

2 History and Politics

3 Economics, Industry and Agriculture

4 Education and Science

5 Philosophy, Religion and Morals

6 Sex and the Family

7 Travel and Health

8 Food and Drink

9 Clothes and Houses

10 Literature, the Arts and the Media Selective

Reading List

Index of Head-Words.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780485120431

0485120437

9781474284776

1474284779

9781474247184

1474247180

OCLC:

944225446