Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Espa-oles-Ingleses

by Richard D. Woods, Margaret McGinty Stovall

Overview

Spanish-English Cognates / Los Cognados Españoles-Ingleses offers students of Spanish and English special insight into the cognates of each language. It provides an in-depth examination of words that may be safely used from one language to another (true cognates) and also words that may inhibit or even distort understanding (false cognates).

This bilingual and visual dictionary includes a total of 7,650 true and false cognates. A comprehensive index is also provided. Designed for high school and/or graduate students, the dictionary is appropriate for almost anyone interested in Spanish or English.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761831815
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/17/2005
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	356
Product dimensions:	8.52(w) x 10.92(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

Richard D. Woods is Professor of Spanish at Trinity University. Professor Woods holds a Ph.D. in Iberoamerican Studies from the University of New Mexico. Margaret McGinty Stovall is Adjunct Professor of Spanish at San Antonio College.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments / Agradecimientos Chapter 2 How To Use This Dictionary / Como usar este diccionario Chapter 3 Sample Entries / Ejemplos de entrada Chapter 4 Introduction / Introduccion Chapter 5 Bibliography / Bibliografia Chapter 6 True Cognate Entries / Cognados verdaderos Chapter 7 False Cognate Entreis / Cognados falsos Chapter 8 Index / Indice