Comparative Typology as a branch of General Linguistics

Comparative Typology as a branch of General Linguistics

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.

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:

According to William Croft’s book “Typology and Universals”, the term ‘typology’ is roughly synonymous with ‘taxonomy’/’classification’ and given the following definition:

Typology
Typology is a classification of structural types across languages
Typology represents an approach or theoretical framework to the study of language that contrasts with prior approaches
Typology is the study of patterns that occur systematically across languages

The word typology consists of two Greek morphemes:

The word typology consists of two Greek morphemes:

• typos means “type” and
• 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.

Typology
Linguistic typology
Non-linguistic typology

Non-linguistic typology is the subject matter of the sciences except linguistics. It can be political typology, medical, historical, botanic, psychological, mathematical or economic typology as well. General and solitary differences and similarities are typical to all sciences.