HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The study of linguistic change

Example:

the synchrony and diachrony of language

Synonyms:

diachronic linguistics; diachrony; historical linguistics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("historical linguistics" is a kind of...):

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Meronyms (parts of "historical linguistics"):

sound law (a law describing sound changes in the history of a language)

Domain member category:

derivation; deriving; etymologizing ((historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase)