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Studia Romanica et Anglica Zagrabiensia : Revue publiée par les Sections romane, italienne et anglaise de la Faculté des Lettres de l’Université de Zagreb, Vol. 24 No. -, 1979.

Original scientific paper

Contrastive Analysis: General-Linguistic or Pedagogical Relevance

Rudolf Filipović

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Abstract

Contrastive analysis is considered today to be primarily an aid
to teaching foreign languages. However, the theoretical basis for
contrastive analysis and contrastive linguistics existed long before
the terms themselves began to be used. Thus, several linguists
have Commented on the contribution of contrastive analysis to
purely linguistic investigation. This article reviews a number of
instances from the author's research to support this contention.
Specific examples from various languages are discussed and it
is shown that contrasting two linguistic systems can throw
light on some subtle distinctions in each. In the conclusion the
author argues for accepting contrastive analysis not only as a
practical discipline but also as a theoretical approach to analyzing linguistic problems in general.

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Hrčak ID:

121814

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/121814

Publication date:

26.2.1980.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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