HyperDic: diachronic_linguistics

English > 1 sense of the expression diachronic linguistics:
NOUNcognitiondiachronic linguistics, historical linguistics, diachronythe study of linguistic change
English > diachronic linguistics: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe study of linguistic change.
Synonymshistorical linguistics, diachrony
Category ofderiving, derivation, etymologizing(historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
Partssound lawA law describing sound changes in the history of a language
BroaderlinguisticsThe scientific study of language
Spanishdiacronía, lingüística diacrónica, lingüística histórica
Catalandiacronia, lingüística diacrònica, lingüística històrica

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