Ministry of higher and secondary special education of the republic uzbekistan state world languages university

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I. Comparative Typology as a branch of General 
Linguistics 
 
1.1. Comparative Typology: subject matter, types, tasks, 
approaches 
 
 
Comparative typology is a field of linguistics that studies and 
classifies languages according to their structural and functional features. Its aim is 
to describe and explain the common properties and the structural diversity of the 
world's languages. 
According to William Croft’s book “Typology and Universals”, the 
term ‘typology’ is roughly synonymous with ‘taxonomy’/’classification’ and given 
the following definition: 
From anetymological point of view, the word typology consists of two 
Greek morphemes: a) 
typos
means “type” and b
) 
logos
means “science”. Typology 
Key points for discussion: 
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Subject matter, types, tasks, approaches 
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Historical background of typological investifations 
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Classification of Comparative Typology accjrding to Dr 
Buranov 
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Types of language comparison 
TYPOLOGY 
Typology is a 
classification of 
structural types 
across languages 
Typology is the study 
of patterns that occur 
systematically across 
languages 
Typology represents an 
approach or theoretical 
framework to the study of 
language that contrasts with 
prior approaches 

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is a branch of science, which is typical to all sciences without any exception. In 
this respect, their typological method is not limited to the sphere of one science. It 
has a universal rise. Therefore, typology may be divided into: