diachronic

/'daiə'krɔnik/ Cách viết khác : (diachronical) /'daiə'krɔnikəl/

Thân thiện

Linguists use diachronic analysis to trace the evolution of a word's meaning.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to change over time: Describes the study or analysis of something, particularly language, as it evolves and changes across different historical periods.
   • Historical: Pertaining to the development and transformation of phenomena through time.

Usage

• The term diachronic is primarily used in academic contexts, especially in linguistics and historical studies. It contrasts with synchronic, which refers to the study of a phenomenon at a single point in time, without considering its historical development.
• It is typically used to modify nouns like "study," "analysis," "perspective," or "linguistics."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • A diachronic analysis of English reveals how vocabulary has been influenced by French and Latin.
  • The professor's research takes a diachronic approach, tracing the evolution of legal systems over centuries.
  • Diachronic linguistics focuses on how languages change, while synchronic linguistics examines their structure at a given time.

Advanced Usage

• "Diachronic perspective/view": A viewpoint that considers historical development and change.
  • Understanding modern political institutions requires a diachronic perspective.
• "Diachronic study/research": Academic work that investigates changes over a long period.
  • Her diachronic study of folk music uncovered fascinating regional shifts.

Variants and Related Words

• Diachronically (adverb): In a way that relates to change over time.
  • The data was analyzed diachronically to track population trends.
• Diachrony (noun): The study of phenomena as they change through time; historical development.
  • The book explores the diachrony of religious rituals.

Synonyms

• Historical: Concerned with past events.
• Evolutionary: Involving gradual development and change.
• Developmental: Relating to growth and progression over time.

Antonyms

• Synchronic: Concerned with a phenomenon at a particular time, without reference to its historical context.
• Static: Showing little or no change; stationary.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
   • diachronic linguistics

Từ đồng nghĩa

• historical