1- A brief overview of Contrastive Analysis

A systematic comparative study analyzing component wise the differences and similarities among languages was clearly recognized toward the end of 19^th century and the beginning of 20^th century. The term ‘Contrastive linguistics’ was suggested by Whorf (1941) and was defined as “ a sub discipline of linguistics concerned with the comparison of two or more languages or subsystems of languages in order to determine both the differences and similarities between them ”, (Fisiak, 1981:1). Contrastive Analysis is the method of analysing the structure of any two languages with a view to estimate the differential aspects of their systems, irrespective or their generic affinity or level of development. Contrastive analysis of two languages becomes useful when it is adequately describing the sound structure and grammatical structure of two languages, with comparative statements, giving due emphasis to the compatible items in the two systems.