change or development in a linguistic system over a period of time
2.
historical change
Word origin
[1955–60; diachron(ic) + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: geodesic dome, life-support, new wave, opioid, rite of passage-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)
Examples of 'diachrony' in a sentence
diachrony
This paper develops a new theoretical framework to describe the long diachrony of speech acts.
Andreas H. Jucker 2019, 'Speech act attenuation in the history of English: The case of apologies', Glossahttps://www.glossa-journal.org/articles/878. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The article concerns main issues of the text linguistics in synchrony and diachrony.
Elvira Nikolaevna Akimova 2016, 'Text Linguistics in Diachrony and Synchrony', Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriâ 2. Âzykoznaniehttps://l.jvolsu.com/index.php/en/component/attachments/download/1343. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
At the same time, the proposed analysis also offers some insights into the diachrony of the supine marker de.
Adina Dragomirescu, Alexandru Nicolae 2016, 'On the origin of inflected “non-finite” forms: the infinitive vs the supine', Diacroniahttp://www.diacronia.ro/ro/journal/issue/4/A54/en/pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)