A Great Work on the Leap-Forward Development of Linguistics——A Book Review on Contrastive Linguistics

Contrastive Linguistics is a book on linguistics by Professor Ke Ping.It defined the discipline property of contrastive linguistics.The categories and the theory system of contrastive linguistics get deepened,for Professor Ke brings forward the term tertium contrast and divide the inferiority into extra-linguistic subsystem and intra-linguistic subsystem.The research methods of contrastive linguistics get enriched through putting forward three kinds of positive quantitative contrastive research methods.In addition,it cites various authorities and develops the new through critical assimilation of the old.And the theory mentioned in this book is tightly integrated with practice.So the book is rather valuable and Suitable for a variety of readers with different purposes.