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Similarities over differences
What are Cognates? Cognates are words descended
from a common ancestor; that is, words having:the same linguistic family or derivation (English),
la misma familia lingüística o derivación (Spanish),
a mesma família lingüística ou derivação (Portuguese),
la stessa famiglia linguistica o derivazione (Italian),
la même famille linguistique ou dérivation (French),
la mateixa família lingüística o derivació (Catalan),
din aceeaşi familie lingvistice sau derivare (Romanian).
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This large number of words, contrary to what some linguists think, is not limited to Latin and Greek derivations present in words related to science; cognates actually represent a great share of the most commonly used words in these related languages:
Latest News: Cognates broadcast nationwide on Ecuadorian TV - Feb. 2009 & Jan. 2010
    
English
To Activate v.
Activate(s) v.
Activat(ing) v.
Activat(ed) v.
Activat(ed) v. adj.
Activator n.
Activators n.
Activation n.
Activations n.
Active adj.
Actively adv.
Activist n.
Activists n.
Activism n.
Activity n.
Activities n.
Active Carbon
Active Imagination
Active Participation
Active Service
Active Volcano
Activated Carbon
Politically Active
Political Activist
Criminal Activity
Cultural Activity
Economic Activity
Illegal Activity
Legal Activity
Mental Activity
Physical Activity |
Español
Activar v.
Activ(a) v.
Activ(ando) v.
Activ(ó) v.
Activ(ado) v. adj.
Activador n.
Activadores n.
Activación n.
Activaciones n.
Activo adj.
Activamente adv.
Activista n.
Activistas n.
Activismo n.
Actividad n.
Actividades n.
Carbón Activo
Imaginación Activa
Participación Activa
Servicio Activo
Volcán Activo
Carbón Activado
Políticamente Activo
Activista Político
Actividad Criminal
Actividad Cultural
Activad Económica
Actividad Ilegal
Actividad Legal
Actividad Mental
Activad Física |
Português
Ativar v.
Ativ(a) v.
Ativ(ando) v.
Ativ(ou) v.
Ativ(ado) v. adj.
Ativador n.
Ativadores n.
Ativação n.
Ativações n.
Ativo adj.
Ativamente adv.
Ativista n.
Ativistas n.
Ativismo n.
Atividade n.
Atividades n.
Carbono Ativo
Imaginação Ativa
Participação Ativa
Serviço Ativo
Vulcão Ativo
Carbono Ativado
Politicamente Ativo
Ativista Político
Atividade Criminal
Atividade Cultural
Atividade Econômica
Atividade Ilegal
Atividade Legal
Atividade Mental
Atividade Física |
Italiano
Attivare v.
Attiv(a) v.
Attiv(ando) v.
Attiv(ò) v.
Attiv(ato) v. adj.
Attivatore n.
Attivatori n.
Attivazione n.
Attivazioni n.
Attivo adj.
Attivamente adv.
Attivista n.
Attivisti n.
Attivismo n.
Attività n.
Attività n.
Carbone Attivo
Immaginazione Attiva
Partecipazione Attiva
Servizio Attivo
Vulcano Attivo
Carbone Attivato
Politicamente Attivo
Attivista Politico
Attività Criminale
Attività Culturale
Attività Economica
Attività Illegale
Attività Legale
Attività Mentale
Attività Fisica |
Française
Activer v.
Activ(e) v.
Activ(e) v.
Activ(é) v.
Activ(é) v. adj.
Activateur n.
Activateurs n.
Activation n.
Activations n.
Actif adj.
Activement adv.
Activiste n.
Activistes n.
Activisme n.
Activité n.
Activités n.
Carbone Actif
Imagination Active
Participation Active
Service Actif
Volcan Actif
Charbon Activé
Politiquement Actif
Activiste Politique
Activité Criminelle
Activité Culturelle
Activité Economique
Activité Illégale
Activité Légale
Activité Mentale
Activité Physique
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The awareness of lexical and syntactic cognates in language learning reinvents the basis of a large number of teaching methods. Once learners are fully aware of the cognate aspect of certain languages, there is an immediate and permanent associative effect affecting most future language input and output, regardless of the approach or method being used.
Although most of the samples provided in this research are given in English and Spanish, The Cognate Approach, in its first stage, also refers to and applies to Portuguese, Italian, French, Catalan and Romanian. This research proposes the learning and teaching of these cognate languages mainly supported by their shared lexical and syntactic cognates. The first tool of the approach, the first version of The Dictionary of Cognates (DOC), is already available in this site; it features 20,000 English-Spanish cognate words + 25,000 frequent cognate collocations. All these words have been selected manually from several renowned dictionaries, keeping to a minimum infrequent technical, scientific or historical cognate terms. The development of both The Cognate Approach and The Dictionary of Cognates (DOC) has been based on practicality and frequency rather than on exhaustiveness; samples of the Portuguese, Italian, French and Romanian raw versions of the DOC are also available in this site. The Multilingual Dictionary of Cognates - MDOC (illustrated in The Cognate Approach) is a future project aiming to join the definite cognate matches in the five aforementioned languages, and which may well include further evidence in other languages:
English
analytical
gynecological
theological
pathological
philosophical
mechanical
historical
pharmacological
methodological
archaeological
ideological
geological
mythological
ethical
organisational
architectural
traditional
conventional
structural
cultural
socio-cultural
audiovisual
comercial
experimental |
German
analytischen
gynäkologischen
theologischen
pathologischen
philosophischen
mechanischen
historischen
pharmakologischen
methodischen
archäologischen
ideologischen
geologischen
mythologischen
ethischen
organisatorischen
architektonischen
traditionellen
konventionellen
strukturellen
kulturellen
sozio-kulturellen
audiovisuellen
kommerziellen
experimentellen |
Dutch
analytische
gynaecologische
theologische
pathologische
filosofische
mechanische
historische
farmacologische
methodologische
archeologische
ideologische
geologische
mythologische
ethische
organisatorische
architectonische
traditionele
conventionele
culturele
structurele
sociaal-culturele
audiovisuele
comérciele
experimentele |
Swedish
analytiska
gynekologiska
teologiska
patologiska
filosofiska
mekaniska
historiska
farmakologiska
metodologiska
arkeologiska
ideologiska
geologiska
mytologiska
etiska
organisatoriska
arkitektoniska
traditionella
konventionella
strukturella
kulturella
sociokulturella
audiovisuella
kommersiella
experimentella |
Norwegian
analytisk
gynekologisk
teologisk
patologisk
filosofisk
mekanisk
historiske
farmakologiske
metodiske
arkeologiske
ideologiske
geologiske
mytologiske
etiske
organisatoriske
arkitektoniske
tradisjonelle
konvensjonelle
strukturelle
kulturelle
sosio-kulturelle
audiovisuelle
kommersielle
eksperimentelle
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In addition to The Cognate Approach and The Dictionary of Cognates, several other corpus-based resources are also ready to support this stage of our research; namely,
- The Most Frequent English Cognates List (MFCogn English)
- The Most Frequent Spanish Cognates List (MFCogn Spanish)
- The Most Frequent Business Cognates List (MFCogn Business)
- The Reverse Dictionary of Cognates
- The Cognate Highlighter
- Rubén Morán Molina's Spanish Corpus
Welcome to the Cognate world!
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