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farangiz, [01/06/2025 15:23] section 1: comparative, differential, contact linguistics 1. which branch of linguistics studies the similarities and dissimilarities of languages, aiming to develop language theory and effective translation methods? a) comparative typology b) confrontative linguistics c) contact linguistics d) differential linguistics ✅ answer: a) comparative typology 2. what is the main focus of differential linguistics? a) analyzing the structural characteristics of languages b) developing language theory through language comparison c) revealing factors that precondition language contact d) establishing similarities and dissimilarities between languages ✅ answer: d) establishing similarities and dissimilarities between languages 3. which branch of linguistics studies languages in everyday close contact and investigates substratum, superstratum, and adstratum factors? a) comparative typology b) confrontative linguistics c) contact linguistics d) differential linguistics ✅ answer: c) contact linguistics 4. what is the primary objective of characterological linguistics? a) comparing one language in comparison with several others b) establishing similarities and …

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of developing language theory ✅ answer: a) the number of languages compared 7. comparative linguistics primarily studies: a) languages of the same origin and kinship b) languages in everyday close contact c) similarities and dissimilarities between two languages d) universal and specific features of human language ✅ answer: a) languages of the same origin and kinship 8. comparative typology aims to: a) develop effective translation methods b) establish language constants c) compare a foreign language with one's mother tongue d) analyze the structural characteristics of languages ✅ answer: c) compare a foreign language with one's mother tongue 9. how do typological features contribute to comparative linguistics? a) they reveal language constants and universals b) they establish similarities between unrelated languages c) they assist in language documentation and preservation d) they facilitate language learning and teaching ✅ answer: a) they reveal language constants and universals 10. why is understanding comparative typology …

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nd generalizations in language typology d) the application of computational models to analyze language data ✅ answer: a) the systematic collection and analysis of linguistic features across languages 3. which principle emphasizes the need for comparable language systems in comparative typological analysis? a) principle of comparative typological comparability of language systems b) principle of building metalanguage and etalon language for investigation c) principle of analogy or equivalency of the compared phenomena d) principle of linguistic diversity and variation ✅ answer: a) principle of comparative typological comparability of language systems 4. which principle suggests comparing languages in pairs or sets to identify similarities and differences? a) principle of comparative typological comparability of systems in strict unified terms and definitions b) principle of binarity or polinarity of the languages subjected to comparative typological analysis c) principle of uniformity of functional styles of the phenomena of the compared languages d) principle of contrastive …

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een the levels of linguistic hierarchy c) principle of accounting the specific features of the compared languages d) principle of linguistic variation and change ✅ answer: b) principle of systemic correlations between the levels of linguistic hierarchy 7. which principle emphasizes considering the influence of language contact and borrowing on the compared languages? a) principle of accounting the borrowings (substratum/superstratum/adstratum) in the compared languages b) principle of accounting the functional styles in the compared languages c) principle of accounting the dialectal features of the compared languages d) principle of language evolution and historical development ✅ answer: a) principle of accounting the borrowings (substratum/superstratum/adstratum) in the compared languages 8. comparative typology compares languages within a language family to: a) analyze their syntactic and semantic structures b) identify similarities and differences across languages c) reconstruct their shared ancestral forms d) investigate their sociolinguistic properties ✅ answer: c) reconstruct their shared ancestral forms …

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tures common to many languages c) features common to all languages ✅ answer: c) features common to all languages 2. what is an etalon language? a) “etalon language” is an artificial language, which represents all necessary features of human language. b) “etalon language” is a natural language, which represents all necessary features of human language. c) “etalon language” is either an artificial or a natural language, which represents all necessary features of human language. d) "etalon language” is an ordinary language, which represents only certain features of human language. ✅ answer: c) “etalon language” is either an artificial or a natural language, which represents all necessary features of human language. 3. what is the basic word order of simple sentence in modern english and russian? a) svo b) sov c) ovs d) vos ✅ answer: a) svo 4. what are the secondary parts of the sentence in the languages compared? …

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farangiz, [01/06/2025 15:23] section 1: comparative, differential, contact linguistics 1. which branch of linguistics studies the similarities and dissimilarities of languages, aiming to develop language theory and effective translation methods? a) comparative typology b) confrontative linguistics c) contact linguistics d) differential linguistics ✅ answer: a) comparative typology 2. what is the main focus of differential linguistics? a) analyzing the structural characteristics of languages b) developing language theory through language comparison c) revealing factors that precondition language contact d) establishing similarities and dissimilarities between languages ✅ answer: d) establishing similarities and dissimilarities between languages 3. which branch of linguistics studies languag...

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