diachronic
pronunciation
How to pronounce diachronic in British English:
UK [ˌdaɪəˈkrɒnɪk]
How to pronounce diachronic in American English:
US [ˌdaɪəˈkrɑnɪk]
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- Adjective:
- used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Word Origin
- diachronic (adj.)
- 1857, from Greek dia "throughout" (see dia-) + khronos "time" (see chrono-). Use in linguistics dates from 1927.
Example
- 1. Diachronic resistance of local cultures to chinese national sports .
- 2. Is modern linguistics mainly synchronic or diachronic ?
- 3. Can you judge the synchronic or diachronic orientation just from the titles ?
- 4. A diachronic study of mongolian negative constructions .
- 5. Thirdly , grammaticalization requires us to combine the diachronic and synchronic perspectives together .