Question

Which of these is a historical approach to language?

• A. Synchronic
• B. Comparative
• C. Diachronic
• D. Philosophical

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Diachronic

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