Isbn: 9781617204531 - english as she is spoke - a classic comic phrasebook of translation gone wrong (23 risultati)

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A legendary comic masterpiece of mistranslation, English as She Is Spoke is one of the funniest accidental books ever printed, a phrasebook so gloriously wrong that it became a classic of literary absurdity.Originally intended as a practical Portuguese-English conversation guide, the book instead produced a cascade of bizarre phrases, mangled idioms, impossible conversations, and unforgettable mistakes. Everyday subjects such as food, travel, clothes, social visits, animals, and polite conversation are transformed into surreal comedy by English sentences that seem to follow a logic all their own. Its broken phrases have delighted readers for generations, not because they teach English successfully, but because they reveal how strange, elastic, and treacherous language can become when translated without real command of the target tongue.First published in the nineteenth century, English as She Is Spoke became famous after Mark Twain and other readers recognized its accidental brilliance. What began as a failed instructional manual survived as a comic classic: part phrasebook, part linguistic curiosity, part inadvertent work of nonsense literature. For readers interested in humor, translation, language, literary oddities, and books that became famous for all the wrong reasons, this remains a uniquely entertaining volume.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. this book was intended as a Portuguese-English conversational guide or phrase book, but is regarded as a classic source of unintentional humour, as the given English translations are generally completely incoherent. The humour appears to be a result of dictionary-aided literal translation, which causes many idiomatic expressions to be translated wildly inappropriately. Mark Twain said of English as She Is Spoke that "Nobody can add to the absurdity of this book, nobody can imitate it successfully, nobody can hope to produce its fellow; it is perfect. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. English as She Is Spoke - A Classic Comic Phrasebook of Translation Gone Wrong | Jose De Fonseca (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2011 | SMK Books | EAN 9781617204531 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…