Uzbekistan state world languages university

The authors

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   Comparative Typology as a branch of General Linguistics
   

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   Comparative Typology: subject matter, types, tasks, approaches
   

Key points for discussion:

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  Subject matter, types, tasks, approaches
  
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  Historical background of typological investifations
  
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  Classification of Comparative Typology accjrding to Dr Buranov
  
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  Types of language comparison
  

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:


Typology is a classification of structural types across languages





Typology is the study
of patterns that occur
systematically across
languages


Typology represents an
approach or theoretical
framework to the study of
language that contrasts with
prior approaches


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From an etymological point of view, the word typology consists of two (ireck morphemes: a) typasmeans “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 lias a universal rise. Therefore, typology may be divided into:

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