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di·achronic lin·guis·tics

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. historical linguistics, diachronic linguistics, diachronynoun

    the study of linguistic change

    "the synchrony and diachrony of language"

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  1. diachronic linguisticsnoun

    Historical linguistics.

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  1. diachronic linguistics

    Diachronic linguistics is a branch of linguistic study that analyzes, explains, and describes how a language evolves, transforms, and changes over time. It investigates specific stages in a language's history and examines aspects such as phonology, syntax, morphology, and semantics to understand how they have developed and altered. Diachronic linguistics is often contrasted with synchronic linguistics, which focuses on the study of a language at a particular point in time.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of diachronic linguistics in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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    The numerical value of diachronic linguistics in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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