Cognates

ISAE-Sede DAVID TECNICAS DE TRADUCCION II Feb. –March 2017 COGNATES There are four types of cognates (unfamiliar words that sometimes have similar sounds but change in meaning) : 1. True Cognates: do not need to be related etymologically, and they do not... More

ISAE-Sede DAVID TECNICAS DE TRADUCCION II Feb. –March 2017 COGNATES There are four types of cognates (unfamiliar words that sometimes have similar sounds but change in meaning) : 1. True Cognates: do not need to be related etymologically, and they do not need to be perfect matches; semantically, syntactically morphologically, orthographically, or phonologically.  Do need to have noticeably similar features.  Do need to share one or more core meanings. e.g., create/crear  core meaning: to produce 2. Partial cognates: do not need to be related etymologically, and they do not need to be perfect matches; semantically, syntactically, morphologically, orthographically , or phonologically.  Do need to have noticeably similar features.  Do need to share one or more core meanings. e.g., sole/solo (adjective) core meaning #1: one sole (noun) core meaning #2: bottom of foot 3. False cognates: do not need to be related etymologically………  Do need to have noticeably similar features.  Do not Less