synchronic
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Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, syn- + chron- + -ic; historically, see synchronous § Etymology.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]synchronic (not comparable)
- Occurring at a specific point in time.
- Antonym: diachronic
- (linguistics) Relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history.
- Antonym: diachronic
- 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes[1], page 300:
- The three texts that contain a more modern selection of lexis, Sengupta, Nihalani et al, and Mahal, being entirely synchronic, also suffer from a lack of historical perspective.
Usage notes
[edit]- (linguistics, relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history): Synchronic comparison of two languages focuses on categorizing phenomena typologically, whereas a diachronic comparison may be looking for common origins or causes of these phenomena, viewed as genetic relationships.
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[edit]relating to the study of a language at only one point in its history
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