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diachronic linguistics

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Noun1.diachronic linguistics - the study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language"
diachrony, historical linguistics
linguistics - the scientific study of language
sound law - a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
deriving, etymologizing, derivation - (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
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Recognized sub-fields of linguistics include diachronic linguistics (the study of language at a particular time frame more often than not the present); contextual linguistics (this focuses on the integration of linguistics with other academic fields such as sociolinguistics or neurolinguistics); and applied linguistics (aims to point at the similarities and differences between languages).
Here Is A Comprehensive Definition of Linguistics and Its Structure by Benedict Smythe / Reference and Education community
For scholars in corpus linguistics, diachronic linguistics, semantic change, lexicology, and word formation.
Variation and change in the lexicon; a corpus-based analysis of ... by Reference & Research Book News
On the contrary, it is much more reasonable to argue that the dis tinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics "seems unfortunate for the study of analogy" (Esper 1973: 179) and, more in general, of language(s), since a strictly synchronic analysis is impossible and conflicts with linguistic reality, which is inherently dynamic and constantly changing.
Naturalness, Markedness and the productivity of the Old English ... by Bertacca, Antonio / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
 
 
 
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