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CONTRASTIVE ANALYSIS: PROBLEMS AND PROCEDURES
Author(s) -
Whitman Randal L.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
language learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.882
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1467-9922
pISSN - 0023-8333
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-1770.1970.tb00476.x
Subject(s) - contrastive analysis , contrast (vision) , psychology , linguistics , selection (genetic algorithm) , natural language processing , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy
A contrastive analysis must proceed through four steps: description, selection, contrast, and prediction. Most analyses are weakened by insufficient care at one or more of these steps, each of which is beset with problems. A basis for making selections, a format for contrasts, and a means of relating contrast and prediction is suggested.