False etymology

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A false etymology is any assumed or postulated etymology that is incorrect. Folk etymology, in its basic sense, refers to popularly held (and often false) beliefs about the origins of specific words, especially where these originate in "common-sense" assumptions rather than serious research (compare folk science, folk psychology etc.). In historical linguistics, the term is most often used in a more technical sense, to refer to a change in the pronunciation, meaning, or spelling of a word under the influence of such folk beliefs about its origins. The two terms have not always been clearly distinguished, however, even by linguists.

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  • Allgemeine Informationen
    • GTIN 09786130283490
    • Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
    • Sprache Englisch
    • Genre Psychologie
    • Größe H220mm x B150mm x T4mm
    • Jahr 2010
    • EAN 9786130283490
    • Format Fachbuch
    • ISBN 978-613-0-28349-0
    • Titel False etymology
    • Untertitel Etymology, Folk science, Folk psychology, Historical linguistics, Backronym, Back-formation, Chinese word for "crisis", Eggcorn, Johannes Goropius Becanus
    • Gewicht 118g
    • Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
    • Anzahl Seiten 68

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