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Fremdwörter im Deutschen und Tschechischen unter dem Aspekt der Interferenz
Foreign Words in German and Czech from the Aspect of Interference

Author(s): Věra Höppnerová
Subject(s): Language studies
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Slovanský ústav and Euroslavica

Summary/Abstract: Words of foreign origin have come into use with increasing international contact over time. On the one hand, they can make learning a foreign language easier, simplifying everyday communication among people speaking different mother tongues. However, a comparison of foreign words in Czech and their apparent equivalents in German reveals numerous instances of different usage and meaning. This interference between languages can be a source of mistakes resulting in misunderstandings.

  • Issue Year: XXII/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 68-75
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: German
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