Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Linguistics

Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Linguistics
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9789027286505
ISBN-13 : 9027286507
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Book Synopsis Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Linguistics by : Jacek Fisiak

Download or read book Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Linguistics written by Jacek Fisiak and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrastive Linguistics, roughly defined as a subdiscipline of linguistics which is concerned with the comparison of two or more (subsystems of) languages, has long been associated primarily with language teaching. Apart from this applied aspect, however, it also has a strong theoretical purpose, contributing to our understanding of language typology and language universals. Issues in theoretical CL, which also feature in this volume, are the choice of model, the notions of equivalence and contrast, and directionality of descriptions. Languages used for illustration in this volume include English, German, Danish, and Polish.


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