A TALE OF TWO LANGUAGE FAMILIES: A CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC FRAMEWORK

A TALE OF TWO LANGUAGE FAMILIES: A CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC FRAMEWORK

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  • Sobor Aida Burzu

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17540163

Kalit so‘zlar

Lexical analysis, Germanic languages, linguistic diversity, negative language transfer, phonology, AI in language learning, inflectional languages, sophisticated analysis, Artificial Intelligence.

Annotasiya

This paper presents a foundational contrastive linguistic analysis of Azerbaijani (an agglutinative Turkic language) and German (an inflectional Germanic language), highlighting the profound typological differences that learners face. The study deconstructs core phonological, grammatical, and lexical components to identify specific points of friction and opportunity in the second language acquisition process. In phonology, Azerbaijani exhibits systemic vowel harmony and predictable final-syllable stress, contrasting sharply with German's complex vowel inventory, phonemic length distinctions, and variable lexical stress. Grammatically, Azerbaijani's transparent agglutinative morphology and SOV word order differ from German's fusional inflections, mandatory grammatical gender, article declensions, and rigid Verb-Second (V2) word order. Lexically, both languages boast distinct historical lineages with minimal direct overlap, although some "Russogermanisms" offer indirect connections. Understanding these deep-seated cognitive challenges is crucial for developing effective pedagogical strategies and engineering sophisticated AI-driven language learning tools. The paper advocates for AI systems that move beyond superficial corrections, instead diagnosing and retraining a learner's underlying processing strategies to provide truly insightful feedback on systemic linguistic principles.

Muallif haqida

Sobor Aida Burzu

Candidate of Philological Sciences (Ph.D. equivalent), Associate Professor
 Department of Foreign Languages in Education Azerbaijan University of Languages Baku, Azerbaijan

sobor.aida@gmail.com

Orcid id: 0000-0002-4648-5299

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2025-11-06

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Sobor Aida Burzu. (2025). A TALE OF TWO LANGUAGE FAMILIES: A CONTRASTIVE LINGUISTIC FRAMEWORK. ZAMONAVIY PEDAGOGIKA VA PSIXOLOGIYADA SHAXS RIVOJLANISHINING DOLZARB MUAMMOLARI: AXBOROT, RAQAMLI TEXNOLOGIYALAR VA TARBIYA MEXANIZMLARI, 1(7), 109–118. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17540163
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