Contrastive Analysis
Contrastive Analysis
Contrastive Analysis
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3) Comparison:<br />
<strong>Contrastive</strong> <strong>Analysis</strong><br />
1-The similarities and differences are compared in three levels :<br />
- form<br />
- meaning<br />
- distribution of items in 2 languages which have been collected<br />
2- no comparison is possible without a full description<br />
3- the basic elements and structures should be compared with each other<br />
4) prediction:<br />
1-Now the contrastive analyst can predict for the differences and similarities of two languages.<br />
2-He / she should judge whether these similarities and differences are problematic or not (deviant<br />
structures and interference structures are predicted.)<br />
3- sometimes deviants reflect the structures of mother tongue.<br />
5) Verification:<br />
1- It is the final step in a contrastive study.<br />
2-To find out if the predictions made in the forth step (prediction) is true in reality or not.( Do<br />
Persian learners of English, in reality commit the errors which the contrastive analyst predict it or<br />
not?)
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