【正确答案】A healthier understanding of the relationships between functionalism and formalism is to regard them as two sides of a coin, rather than two contrasting theories or concepts. Meanwhile, we must also admit that each of them has something rather unique in terms of the selection of theoretical frameworks, perspectives, research concerns, and methods. For instance, when we want to study grammatical issues from a typological perspective, a formal description of the differences in language structure proves to be a more economic and feasible approach. On the other hand, if we attempt to examine issues related to language use, a functional perspective will be a better choice. In either case, there is no absolute contrast between the two, if you want to have a holistic study of linguistic problems.

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