• What was the dominant philosophical view after the World War II?

After the World War II, empiricism was the common philosophy. Behaviorist psychology was greatly accepted in the scientific studies. According to it, the brain is a black box and we don’t know anything about its role. The brain is a blank pot and we just put knowledge in it! And learning happens through the process of “rote learning”.

• What do linguists study in comparative typological linguistics?
Linguists compare different languages so they will be able to divide the languages into different groups.

What do linguists study in comparative historical linguistics?
: Linguists can study and compare a single language during the time to find out about how they had changed. Or they compare two or several different but related languages to find their proto-language.

• What was the dominant philosophical view after the World War II?
Which psychological and linguistic views were based on it?
During World War II, the Faculty psychology was the main psychological belief. According to this point of view brain is considered as a muscle. It means that if the student practices more, he’ll learn better.

• Which philosophical view was born during sixties? Which psychological and linguistics view were born on the basis of this philosophy?
Between forties and sixties behaviorism was the dominant psychological belief. During this time CA studies were growing on the basis of structural linguistics. According to behaviorism first language acquisition is considered as a habit formation process happening through repetition. When these new language habits are formed they are strengthened by the reinforcement of correct responses. Language acquisition is considered as a passive mental process.

• What do linguists study in comparative historical linguistics?
Linguists can study and compare a single language during the time to find out about how they had changed. Or they compare two or several different but related languages to find their proto-language.

• What do linguists study in comparative typological linguistics?
Linguists compare different languages so they will be able to divide the languages into different groups.