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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky