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Substantial comparison assesses the characteristics of distinct objects.
Substantial comparison assesses the characteristics of distinct objects.
True (A)
At the inception of typology, non-substantial comparison was deemed secondary to substantial comparison.
At the inception of typology, non-substantial comparison was deemed secondary to substantial comparison.
True (A)
The external approach examines relationships within a single language system.
The external approach examines relationships within a single language system.
False (B)
Comparative Typology specializes only in living languages.
Comparative Typology specializes only in living languages.
The diachronic approach focuses on language systems at a fixed point in time.
The diachronic approach focuses on language systems at a fixed point in time.
Non-substantial comparison has played a crucial role in establishing Comparative Typology as a distinct discipline.
Non-substantial comparison has played a crucial role in establishing Comparative Typology as a distinct discipline.
The synchronic approach analyzes language systems over extended historical periods.
The synchronic approach analyzes language systems over extended historical periods.
The internal approach is focused on comparing different language systems rather than elements within a single system.
The internal approach is focused on comparing different language systems rather than elements within a single system.
Yuri Rojdenstvenskiy emphasized the significance of substantial features in language system relations.
Yuri Rojdenstvenskiy emphasized the significance of substantial features in language system relations.
The diachronic approach deals with the static analysis of languages as they exist in the present.
The diachronic approach deals with the static analysis of languages as they exist in the present.
Comparative Typology can include analyses of both extinct and contemporary languages.
Comparative Typology can include analyses of both extinct and contemporary languages.
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Early typology focus
Early typology focus
Non-substantial comparisons were primarily considered.
Non-substantial comparison
Non-substantial comparison
Comparison of language systems and their elements.
Internal approach
Internal approach
Compares different aspects within a single language.
External approach
External approach
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Synchronic approach
Synchronic approach
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Substantial vs. Non-substantial Comparison
Substantial vs. Non-substantial Comparison
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Yuri Rojdenstvenskiy's View
Yuri Rojdenstvenskiy's View
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Non-substantial comparison's contribution
Non-substantial comparison's contribution
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Internal vs. External Approaches
Internal vs. External Approaches
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Comparative Typology: Dead vs. Living Languages
Comparative Typology: Dead vs. Living Languages
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Diachronic vs. Synchronic Approach
Diachronic vs. Synchronic Approach
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Study Notes
True/False Questions on Comparative Linguistics
- Substantial comparison: Involves comparing concrete things or objects. (True)
- Non-substantial comparison: Focuses on the comparison of systems and their elements. (True)
- Early typology and non-substantial comparison: Non-substantial comparison wasn't primarily used in early typology. (False)
- Rojdenstvenskiy and substantial features: Yuri Rojdenstvenskiy proposed that language system relationships are based on substantial features. (True)
- Non-substantial comparison and Comparative Typology: Non-substantial comparison contributed to shaping comparative typology. (False)
- Internal approach and language systems: The internal approach compares systems within different languages. (False)
- External approach and cross-language comparison: The external approach involves cross-language comparisons. (True)
- Comparative Typology and language types: Comparative Typology can study both living and dead languages. (True)
- Diachronic approach and time: The diachronic approach analyzes language over time, not at a specific point. (False)
- Synchronic approach and specific time: The synchronic approach analyzes language systems at a particular point in time. (True)
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