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Comparative Survey, Descriptive Research

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  Comparative survey research is a type of descriptive survey where it aims to compare the status of two or more variable, institutions, strategies etc. This technique often uses multiple disciplines in one study.This does not only compare different groups but also same group over time.Few points are to be kept in mind before starting the comparative survey. ·        Comparison Points -The research should be very clear regarding the points to be compared. This can also be identified through review of literature and experience of experts. ·        Assumption of Similarities -  One has to be clear about the similarities the two variable hold. If the researcher do not find this there is no point of comparison. Criteria of Comparison - The researcher has to identify the criteria of comparison keeping in mind the fairness and objectivity. Appropriate tools has to be identified for measurement of criterion variables. ...
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Briefly Explain Bloomfield Methodology (Linguistics)

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An American linguist Leonard Bloomfield who led the development of structural linguistics during 1930s was born in 1887. He is especially known for his book Language (1933) describing the state of art of linguistics at its time. The mechanism of Bloomfield was closely related to behaviourism in psychology, that is human conduct is totally predictable. Even speech must be explained by the external conditions surrounding its productions. This theory was given a new status in structural approach. This led to a higher degree of precision in the grammatical description of language. For e.g. English adjective category can be more precisely defined as: a word which can stand between the definite article ‘the’ and a noun and which never takes –s in the plural. Therefore, the American linguistics followed certain order of the levels of grammatical description as stated:- (a)     Phonemics (b)    Morphemic (c)     Syntax (d)    Disc...
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Define Langue and Parole in Linguistics

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Structuralism in Language Structuralism appears to make possible the establishment of autonomous and objective human sciences, because it provides them with their own independent and objective fields of study. As such, structuralism in linguistics means a new approach to the facts already known. The structural mode of linguistics introduces us to the langue and parole . Langue according to Saussure is the totality of a language, deducible from an examination of the memories of all the language users, that is,             Langue is the system or structure of a language . In other words, we can say, it is a language structure which consists of vocabulary, principles of construction, idioms, rules of pronunciation etc. According to Saussure,             Langue is both a social product of the faculty of speech and a collection of necessary conventions that have been a...
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