The study of language as it changes through time is a ________.
A: historical
B: synchronic
C: descriptive
D: diachronic
A: historical
B: synchronic
C: descriptive
D: diachronic
举一反三
- The study of a language through the course of its history is called A: [A] Perspective study. B: [B] Descriptive study. C: [C] Synchronic study. D: [D] Diachronic study.
- The study of language development over a period of time is generally termed as _____________ linguistics. A: applied B: diachronic C: comparative D: synchronic
- If a study focuses on Shakespearean language, it is _______ study. A: diachronic B: synchronic C: systematic D: pragmatic
- Ifalinguistisinterestedinthedevelopmentofalanguageoveraperiodoftime,heisengagedin_______studies. A: descriptive B: interdisciplinary C: synchronic D: diachronic
- 14. The description of a language as it changes through time is a __________ ______ study.