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Definition of Diachrony
1. Noun. The study of linguistic change. "The synchrony and diachrony of language"
Exact synonyms: Diachronic Linguistics, Historical Linguistics
Generic synonyms: Linguistics
Terms within: Sound Law
Examples of category: Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing
Derivative terms: Diachronic
Generic synonyms: Linguistics
Terms within: Sound Law
Examples of category: Derivation, Deriving, Etymologizing
Derivative terms: Diachronic
Definition of Diachrony
1. Noun. The study of change over time, especially changes to language ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Diachrony
1. [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Diachrony
Literary usage of Diachrony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Afrika und Übersee by Carl Meinhof (1845)
"Sein diachroner Ansatz („I have the feeling that diachrony has not benefited äs
much from structuralism, but is even today too much influenced by the neo- ..."
2. From Latin to Spanish by Paul M. Lloyd (1987)
"The phonetic framework of the universal sound correlates in Romance vowel diachrony.
Linguistics 135.57-71. Rousselot, Pierre Jean, abbe. 1892. ..."
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