PRINCIPLES FOR DEVELOPING COMPARATIVE LINGUISTIC STUDIES

Аннотация

This study seeks to investigate and define the modern methodological and theoretical principles necessary for developing Comparative Linguistic Studies (CLS), moving beyond the historical constraints of the traditional Comparative Method (CM) which focused primarily on phonetic and lexical reconstruction. The significance of this research lies in addressing the challenges linguists face in comparing syntactic and semantic levels, especially within the context of functional and contextual explanations for mechanisms of language change.

The research aims to construct an integrated theoretical framework that combines historical-genetic methodology with insights from Cognitive Linguistics and Usage-Based Linguistics, leveraging computational tools (Corpus-based methods) to enhance the precision and objectivity of comparison. A mixed-methods approach is proposed for the applied model, grounded in a critical review of literature from Google Scholar, utilizing corpus data analysis (quantitative) and qualitative techniques focused on identifying and comparing contexts of use and homologous grammatical structures.

The study is expected to conclude with a three-dimensional developmental framework for CLS: the Genetic Principle (reconstruction), the Functional Principle (context analysis), and the Computational Principle (measuring frequency and patterns). The research offers practical recommendations for fostering interdisciplinary specialties, thereby opening new avenues for testing cognitive hypotheses regarding linguistic evolution and acquisition.