Query Details
| Query Subject: |
Pseudo-loanwords
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| Author: | Anatol Stefanowitsch | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
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General Linguistics
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| Query: |
Dear colleagues,
I'm looking for examples of and literature on so-called 'pseudo-loanwords,' or 'false loanwords,' i.e. words which look as though they are borrowed but which do not exist (or only exist with a radically different meaning) in the apparent source language. Examples are German _Handy_ 'cell phone,' or Spanish _footing_ 'running for excercise.' I will publish a summary of the responses. Thanks, - Anatol Stefanowitsch Dept. of Linguistics, Rice University |
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| LL Issue: | 10.1262 | |
| Date posted: | 30-Aug-1999 | |
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