English Dictionary
Definition contrastive analysis in British English
contrastive analysis noun
[countable] noun
/kənˌtrɑːstɪv əˈnæləsɪs/
1
analysis of the language systems of two or more languages, looking at their differences and similarities. Contrastive analysis is sometimes called CA.
Example
a contrastive analysis of the major Romance languages
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