Ifalinguistisinterestedinthedevelopmentofalanguageoveraperiodoftime,heisengagedin_______studies.
A: descriptive
B: interdisciplinary
C: synchronic
D: diachronic
A: descriptive
B: interdisciplinary
C: synchronic
D: diachronic
举一反三
- The study of language as it changes through time is a ________. A: historical B: synchronic C: descriptive D: diachronic
- 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.
- If a study focuses on Shakespearean language, it is _______ study. A: diachronic B: synchronic C: systematic D: pragmatic
- The study of language development over a period of time is generally termed as _____________ linguistics. A: applied B: diachronic C: comparative D: synchronic
- Which of the following pairs was proposed by Chomsky? A: langue and parole B: competence and performance C: etic and emic D: synchronic and diachronic