False Friends in Learner Corpora: A corpus-based study of English false friends in the written and spoken production of Spanish learners

by M Luisa Roca-Varela

Overview

This volume provides a practical introduction and a functional analysis of English false friends. It presents an innovative perspective on the subject and offers new insights into the intricacies of false friends through the study of learner language.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783034316200
Publisher:	Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Publication date:	09/29/2015
Series:	Linguistic Insights: Studies in Language and Communication , #197
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

M Luisa Roca-Varela holds a BA in English Language and Literature, an MA in English Linguistics and a PhD (with distinction) from the University of Santiago de Compostela. She was a visiting researcher at the Universities of Birmingham and Swansea. She has published papers in national and international journals and edited a refereed volume entitled Current Research in Applied Linguistics: Issues on Language and Cognition.

Table of Contents

Contents: False Friends in Applied Linguistics: Key Issues – False Friends: Terms, Definitions and Classifications – Corpus-Based Study: English False Friends in the Written and Spoken Production of Spanish Learners – Approaching False Friends Pedagogically: Suggested Tasks – Conclusions, Pedagogical Implications and Further Research.

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