diachronic

[dahy-uh-kron-ik] Origin

di·a·chron·ic

[dahy-uh-kron-ik]
adjective Linguistics.
of or pertaining to the changes in a linguistic system between successive points in time; historical: diachronic analysis.
Compare synchronic.


Origin:
1925–30; < French diachronique (term introduced by F. de Saussure); see dia-, chronic

di·a·chron·i·cal·ly, adverb
di·a·chron·ic·ness, noun
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Diachronic is always a great word to know.
So is generative phonology. Does it mean:
the study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language
a theory of phonology that uses a set of rules to derive phonetic representations from abstract underlying forms
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diachronic (ˌdaɪəˈkrɒnɪk)
 
adj
Compare synchronic of, relating to, or studying the development of a phenomenon through time; historical: diachronic linguistics
 
[C19: from dia- + Greek khronos time]

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diachronic
1857, from Gk. dia "throughout" + khronos "time." Use in linguistics dates from 1927.
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diachronic di·a·chron·ic (dī'ə-krŏn'ĭk)
adj.
Of or concerned with phenomena as they change through time.

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