II. Give Definition of or Explain the Notion :

Areal typology

Allomorphic features

ККР з типології англійської та української мов

VARIANT 5

I. Indicate if the statement is true or false

Task 1.

1. Contrastive typology as a branch of linguistics employs some terms and notions of its own.

2. Contrastive typology as a branch of linguistics doesn't employ any terms and notions of its own.

Task 2.

1. The final aims of contrastive typological linguistics and of historical and comparative linguistics are the same.

2. The final aim of contrastive typological linguistics and of historical abd comparative linguistics differ greatly.

Task 3.

1. The indexes method of investigation is purely typological method of contrastive investigations

2. The indexes method of investigation is a statistic method widely used both in general linguistic investigations and in contrastive investigations

Task 4.

1. The aim of contrastive typological phonetics is to identify and investigate the isomorphic and allomorphic features of speech sounds and their combinability in words.

2. The aim of contrastive typological phonetics is to identify and investigate the acoustic characteristics of speech sounds.

Task 5.

1. The indexes method of investigation helps to identify the quantitative co-occurrence or frequency of some features or phenomenon in the contrasted languages.

2. The indexes method of investigation helps to identify the nature of some language units in the contrasted languages.

Task 6.

1. Oppositions and correlations in the system of consonant phonemes are a common feature in contrasted English and Ukrainian.

2. Oppositions and correlations in the system of consonant phonemes are not used in contrasted investigations.

Task 7.

1. The final aims of contrastive typological linguistics are establishing the parent language

2. The final aims of contrastive typological linguistics are establishing the isomorphic and allomorphic features of the languages of the world to find out structural types of them.

Task 8.

1. Elision (complete loss of vowels or consonants in speech) is an isomorphic feature in both contrasted languages.

2. Elision (complete loss of vowels or consonants in speech) is an allmorphic feature in both English and Ukrainian.

Task 9

1. The first attempt to find out and investigate common features in different languages was made as early as late 17-th and early 18-th century.

2. The first attempt to find out and investigate common features in different languages was made no earlier than in late 19-th century.

Task 10.

1. Assimilation is an isomorphic phenomenon of English and Ukrainian.

2. Assimilation is an allomorphic phenomenon of English and Ukrainian.

II. Give Definition of/or Explain the Notions :

1.Universals and their types

2. Metalanguage

Український гуманітарний інститут

Кафедла романо-германської філології та порівняльно-історичного й типологічного мовознавства

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