Contrastive Analysis in Language

Identifying Linguistic Units of Comparison

• Author(s): D. Willems, B. Defrancq, T. Colleman, D. Noël,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 278
• ISBN_10: 023052463X
  ISBN_13: 9780230524637
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Grammar & Punctuation , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Syntax , Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative ,

Description:... This is a book about comparison in linguistics in general, rather than 'contrastive analysis' as a distinct branch of linguistics. It addresses the question 'Does the analytical apparatus used by linguists allow comparisons to be made across languages?' Four major domains are considered in turn: derivational morphology, syntax, semantics & pragmatics, and discourse. Contributions cover a broad spectrum of linguistic disciplines, ranging from contrastive linguistics and linguistic typology to translation studies and historical linguistics.