Estructuras comparadas - Contrastive Analysis 1

Abstract

Introduction: On Comparing - Reading guideline questions: What is to compare? What can be compared? Why is comparison necessary? - Comparing languages may mean differentthings to different people. Some people compare categories, for instance: the use ofthe adjective in the languages. Others compare certain systems such as mood, tenses, etc. What is certain is that whenever there is a need for comparison we resort to our knowledgeof grammar. Even if we want to contrast conceptsor functions, for instance, how it is possible to promise, threaten, swear, in different languages we pay attention to how sentences are formed and also to the lexical items. In the lexicon lots of differences may be found: (1) (Lexico/conceptual differences) - a. Salió corriendo b. He ran out of the house In Spanish direction is transmitted through the verb In English direction manifests through the particle or prepositions