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共時言語学 (きょうじげんごがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

共きょう時じ言げん語ご学がく

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Meanings

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synchronic linguistics

Technical term in linguistics, contrasting with 通時言語学 (diachronic linguistics).

共きょう時じ言げん語ご学がくは、ある時じ点てんにおける言げん語ごの構こう造ぞうを研

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Synchronic linguistics studies the structure of a language at a particular point in time.

Kanji

共together, both, neither
時time, hour
言say, word
語word, speech, language
学study, learning, science

Related words

通つう時じ言げん語ご学がく
Diachronic linguistics, which studies language change over time, as opposed to the synchronic focus of 共時言語学.

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共きょう時じ+言げん語ご学がく

Etymology

Compound of 共時 (synchronic) and 言語学 (linguistics). The term is a calque from Western linguistics.