False Friends假对应.pptVIP

LOGO LOGO LOGO False Friends Definition False Friends which originates from French word “ faux am is ”are pairs of?words?or?phrases?in two?languages?or?dialects?(or letters in two alphabets) ?that look?or?sound?similar, but differ significantly in meaning. An example is the?English?embarrassed?and the?Spanish embarazada, which means?pregnant. Causes Shared etymology (similar to cognate words) If Language A borrowed a word from Language B, or both borrowed the word from a third language or inherited it from a common ancestor, and later the word shifted in meaning or acquired additional meanin