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O‟QUV-USLUBIY MAJMUA TARKIBI 
 
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O‟QUV MATERIALLARI 
LECTURE 1. COMPARATIVE TYPOLOGY AS A BRANCH OF 
LINGUISTIC TYPOLOGY 
 
Problems for discussion: 
1.
General overview of the subject 
2.
Tasks, objectives and approaches 
3.
Types of comperative typology 
 
Key words: 
Typology, classification, non-linguistic typology, distinctive features, 
typological method 
Comparative typology is a field of linguistics that studies and classifies 
languages according to their structural and functional features. Its aim is to 
describe and explain the common properties and the structural diversity of the 
world‘s languages. 
According to William Croft‘s book ―Typology and Universals‖, the term 
‗typology‘ is roughly synonymous with ‗taxonomy‘/‘classification‘ and given the 
following definition: 
From anetymological point of view, the word typology consists of two 
Greek morphemes: a) 
typos
means ―type‖ and b
) logos
means ―science‖. Typology 
is a branch of science, which is typical to all sciences without any exception. In 
this respect, their typological method is not limited to the sphere of one science. It 
has a universal rise. Therefore, typology may be divided into: 
1.
 
Non-linguistic typology 
2.
 
Linguistic typology 
Non-linguistic typology
is the subject matter of the sciences except 
linguistics. It can be political typology, medical, historical, botanic, psychological,