{"product_id":"italian-false-friends-ronnie-ferguson-9780802069481","title":"Italian False Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eItalian words that resemble words in English but have different meanings are the cause of student bafflement and some hilariously mistaken usage. Examples of falsi amici that continue to amuse teachers of Italian include casino, which is a brothel or mess, not a gambling place, and intossicazione, which is food poisoning, not intoxication. Ronnie Ferguson has confronted the much-neglected problem of  false friends, ' or deceptive cognates, with a dictionary which makes it possible for the student of Italian to alert her- or himself to the pitfalls. Accurate translation, essay work, and comprehension hinge on the confident handling of key words prone to incorrect interpretation, and Italian False Friends will be a useful tool to assist students to improve their proficiency in these areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an excellent companion volume to Interferenze Lessicali: Italiano-inglese, the practical teaching workbook with drills and exercises by Marina Sasu Frescura published earlier in the series. Italian False Friends is effectively illustrated with samples from newspapers, magazines, street signs, and books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronnie Ferguson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802069487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802069481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.72h x 8.25w x 0.62d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ronnie Ferguson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947182391551,"sku":"9780802069481","price":48.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_71d86aa4-6e03-41f6-8a2d-76b3343b8d95.jpg?v=1681517209","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/italian-false-friends-ronnie-ferguson-9780802069481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}