Keyword: «contrastive linguistics»

The purpose of the article is to study the question of the category of voices in French and Russian in a comparative plan. Due to the polysemy of forms, the question of the voice system is controversial in the grammar of both languages. The analysis is based on a three-part system of collateral (active, passive, and return). The main method of research is a comparative method, which allows us to identify the convergence / divergence of the structures of the compared languages. The results and conclusions of the research are particularly relevant for the methodology and theory of comparative linguistics and can be used in teaching two languages in the following disciplines: comparative typology, theoretical grammar.