contrastive analysis hypothesis

  • 格式:docx
  • 大小:36.06 KB
  • 文档页数:1

contrastive analysis hypothesis

The contrastive analysis hypothesis (CAH) is a linguistic

hypothesis that states that languages differ in their

vocabularies because of the different needs of their users. It

was first proposed by American linguist Edward Sapir in 1921.

According to the CAH, languages differ because their speakers

have distinct needs and priorities that lead to differences in

vocabulary.