Lecture 1: Comparative typology as a branch of linguistic typology

Similarities and differences between CT and LC

Comparative typology
Deals with identifying universal principles of the comparative description of the systems of national languages
Literary criticism
Establishes general principles of typological description of national literature

Some Terms Referring to Comparative Typology in Linguistics

Linguistic Typology
Comparative Typology
Contrastive Linguistics
Characterology

Examples on linguistic and non-linguistic typologies. Using the terms from the box below, fill in the gaps. The same term can be used more than one.

1)________is the analysis, comparison, and classification of languages according to their common structural features and forms.

2) "The branch of linguistics that "studies the structural similarities between languages, regardless of their history, as part of an attempt to establish a satisfactory classification, or typology, of languages" is known as _______

3)___________division of culture by races

4)________classification of artefacts according to their characteristics

5) ___________ a model of personality types

6)________ classifications used by psychologists to describe the distinctions between people

7) ___________ a concept in statistics, research design and social sciences

Linguistic typology, anthropological typology, archeological typology, psychological typology, statistical typology

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Reflect on the following questions and decide what branch of linguistic typology deals with such issues?

What features do all languages have in common?

In what ways do different languages differ from each other?

How does the sound system of the native language differ from the sound system of the foreign language? How do grammatical categories differ?

How sentences and phrases are built in different languages?

How are words built in different languages?

Questions for self-control

• What is the difference between linguistic and non-linguistic typology?
• What is the subject matter of CT?
• What is the aim and tasks of CT?
• What is the difference between CT and LC?
• What are some other terms referring to CT?

Thanks for your attention!