Typology consists of structural, comparative and genetic typology. The task of
structural typology consists of language universals, typological classification
of the languages, typological theory and work out methods to create ethalon
language.
It would be wrong to identify comparative researches of two languages with
typology.
►Activities for self-improvement
Exercise #1. Read and fill the gaps with the given words below.
Languages, typological, nation, were, romantics, formed
The problem of the type language was firstly discussed by ……..…, the
representators of romanticism which ……….. at the end of XVIII and in the
beginning of XIX century. Romantics considered that “the spirit of the ……….”
may be displayed in myth in art, literature and in the language. V.Gumbold began
to examine the types of the …..…….. as a display of “the spirit of the nation”. The
division of the languages to flaxsive and affix by the German linguist Fridrih
Shlegel was the first attempt to create atypological classification of the language.
From the history of linguistic studies, such ……….…. classification of languages
offered by August William, V.Gumbold, A.Shleyher, G.Steyntal, F.Misteli and
other linguists were …………. Now topologists are trying to find the ways of
creating amore informative classification of the languages like periodical systems
of Mendeleyev.
Exercise #2. Try to find English words which are connected with “typology”
from the table below.
Seminar 2
Comparative typology as a branch of General Linguistics
► Classroom activities
Exercise #1. Round table
discussi
on. Work in six mini groups and discuss
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