The Cognate Trap in Writing by Hispanic Students.

Pearlman, Daniel

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The Cognate Trap in Writing by Hispanic Students

Pearlman, Daniel

College English, 39, 7, 844-6, Mar 78

Many errors in ESL students' writing are caused by misleading cognates, words in the two languages which look alike, yet do not mean the same thing. (DD)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Error Patterns, Higher Education, Semantics, Vocabulary

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