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