Functional Typology

Functional typology is the study of ...

• types or the classification of languages into types

• sound structure of language

• word order and grammar rules

• a unit of language longer than a single sentence

Which one of the following characteristic does not belong to unmarked?

• occurs more frequently

• less complex

• more normal

• away from the normality

What is the similarity between Functional Typology and Contrastive Analysis?

• comparing elements of different languages in order to predict/explain transfer from L1 to L2

• comparing the sound structure of different languages in order to predict/explain transfer from L1 to L2

• comparing word order and grammar rules of different languages in order to predict/explain transfer from L1 to L2

• comparing unit of language of different languages in order to predict/explain transfer from L1 to L2

According to Markedness Differential Prediction for SLA,

L1 feature will transfer to L2 when...

• Feature in L1: Unmarked

  Feature in L2: Marked

• Feature in L1: Marked

  Feature in L2: Unmarked

• Feature in L1: Marked

  Feature in L2: Marked

• Feature in L1: Unmarked

  Feature in L2: Unmarked

Functional Typology is also known as...

• Typological Universal

• Markedness

• Contrastive Analysis