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Meanings
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synchrony
Linguistics term referring to the study of a language at a particular point in time, as opposed to historical change. Often contrasted with 通時 (diachrony).
See also: 通時
Synchronic linguistics analyzes the structure of a language at a given point in time.
In this research, we describe the grammar of modern Japanese from a synchronic perspective.