False Friends

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs false cognates
gptkbp:cause misunderstandings in translation
gptkbp:example English 'gift' and German 'Gift' (meaning 'poison')
English 'library' and French 'librairie' (meaning 'bookstore')
English 'actual' and Spanish 'actual' (meaning 'current')
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1928
linguists Maxime Koessler and Jules Derocquigny
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label False Friends
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith true cognates
gptkbp:refersTo words in two languages that look or sound similar but differ in meaning
gptkbp:relatedTo language learning
translation studies
bilingualism
gptkbp:studiedIn comparative linguistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Stephen_Leather
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7