Term | Meaning | Approach Type |
|---|
Synchronic | Study of a language at a specific point in time | Descriptive, non-historical |
✅ Diachronic | Study of language change over time | Historical ✅ |
Comparative | Comparing languages to find similarities/differences (can be historical or synchronic) | Method, not strictly historical |
Philosophical | Study of language in relation to thought and logic | Theoretical, not historical |
