diachronic linguistics
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1. the study of linguistic change (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | linguistics, |
definition | : | the scientific study of language (noun.cognition) |
part holonym | : | sound law, |
definition | : | a law describing sound changes in the history of a language (noun.cognition) |
domain member category | : | derivation, deriving, etymologizing, |
definition | : | (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | diachronic, historical, |
definition | : | used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time (adj.all) |
derivation | : | diachronic, historical, |
definition | : | used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time (adj.all) |
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