ON THE QUESTION OF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMPARATIVE METHOD IN LINGUISTICS

Abstract

The article deals with issues related to the comparative method in linguistics. It is noted that the comparative method is one of the main methods of scientific and practical language learning. This method helps to identify not only common and similar, but also differences and specific features of each of the compared languages. Therefore, much attention is paid to this method in linguistics. For comparative analysis, it is important and decisive to identify the classifying elements in the composition of a particular language, as well as to determine the nature of these relations. When classifying such components, it is necessary to carefully consider and detail individual points, such as the number and sequence of units under consideration, to reveal the structural and semantic components, their specificity, national identity, to establish the reasons for the similarity and difference. The comparative method in linguistics is one of the key methods in the study of different languages. This method is widely used to solve linguistic and linguodidactic issues. At the same time, the language and each of its phenomena are considered in the system, the comparison of similarities and differences should be two-sided, it is necessary to identify national specific and general similarities in the languages studied.