historical linguistics

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noun

the study of linguistic change
- the synchrony and diachrony of language
• Syn:
diachronic linguistics, diachrony
• Derivationally related forms:
diachronic (for: diachrony)
• Members of this Topic:
deriving, derivation, etymologizing
• Hypernyms:
linguistics
• Part Meronyms:
sound law