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diachronic
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[ adjective ] (linguistics) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Synonyms Examples "diachronic linguistics" Used in print (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)But consideration of the frequency of stems per constant meaning seems to be established as having significance in comparative situations with diachronic and classificatory relevance ; and Gleason presumably is on_the_way with a further contribution in this area . Related terms |
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