10.1262, Qs: Bilingual Puns, Pseudo-loanwords

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-10-1262. Mon Aug 30 1999. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 10.1262, Qs: Bilingual Puns, Pseudo-loanwords

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Date:  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:28:58 -0500 (CDT)
From:  Anatol Stefanowitsch <anatol at ruf.rice.edu>
Subject:  Qs: Bilingual Puns

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Date:  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:35:55 -0500 (CDT)
From:  Anatol Stefanowitsch <anatol at ruf.rice.edu>
Subject:  Qs: Pseudo-loanwords

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Date:  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:28:58 -0500 (CDT)
From:  Anatol Stefanowitsch <anatol at ruf.rice.edu>
Subject:  Qs: Bilingual Puns

Dear colleagues,

I am looking  for literature on bilingual puns, i.e. puns based on similar
sounding words across two languages. An example of the kind of thing I'm
thinking of is German  _fair-aendern_, from German _veraendern_ 'change'
and English _fair_, or German _Design oder nicht sein_, from German
_Sein oder nicht sein_ 'To be or not to be' and English _Design_.

I will post a summary of the responses.

Thanks,
- Anatol Stefanowitsch
  Dept. of Linguistics, Rice University


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Date:  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:35:55 -0500 (CDT)
From:  Anatol Stefanowitsch <anatol at ruf.rice.edu>
Subject:  Qs: Pseudo-loanwords

Dear colleagues,

I'm looking for examples of and literature on so-called
'pseudo-loanwords,' or 'false loanwords,' i.e. words which look as though
they are borrowed but which do not exist (or only  exist with a radically
different meaning) in the apparent source language. Examples are German
_Handy_ 'cell phone,' or Spanish _footing_ 'running for excercise.'

I will publish a summary of the responses.

Thanks,
- Anatol Stefanowitsch
  Dept. of Linguistics, Rice University

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