| NOUN | cognition | diachrony, historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics | the study of linguistic change |
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| Meaning | The study of linguistic change. | |
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| Example | "the synchrony and diachrony of language" | |
| Synonyms | historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics | |
| Category of | deriving, derivation, etymologizing | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase |
| Parts | sound law | A law describing sound changes in the history of a language |
| Broader | linguistics | The scientific study of language |
| Spanish | diacronía, lingüística diacrónica, lingüística histórica | |
| Catalan | diacronia, lingüística diacrònica, lingüística històrica | |
| Adjectives | diachronic | used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time |
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