Associations to the word «Diachrony»

Wiktionary

DIACHRONY, noun. The study of change over time, especially changes to language

Dictionary definition

DIACHRONY, noun. The study of linguistic change; "the synchrony and diachrony of language".

Wise words

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.
Amy Tan