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.
この研究では、共時的な視点から現代日本語の文法を記述する。
In this research, we describe the grammar of modern Japanese from a synchronic perspective.
synchronicity
synchronic
synchronic linguistics
A Sino-Japanese compound of 共 (together, shared) and 時 (time), likely coined as a translation of the Western linguistic concept of synchrony.