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Synchronic and diachronic approaches- 1.8.2023

Authored by Kalaivani K

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Synchronic and diachronic approaches- 1.8.2023
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which approach in linguistics focuses on studying a language at a specific point in time?

Synchronic approach

Diachronic approach

Syntax

Semantics

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which approach in linguistics focuses on studying the historical development and changes in a language over time?

Synchronic approach

Diachronic approach

Syntagmatic

Paradigmatic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When analyzing the grammatical structure of a language as it exists today, which approach would you use?

Synchronic approach

Diachronic approach

Semantics

Semiotics

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When investigating how the meaning of a particular word has evolved over centuries, which approach would you use?

Synchronic approach

Diachronic approach

Syntagmatic

Paradigmatic

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which approach is more concerned with the present state of a language and how it functions in a given community?

Synchronic approach

Diachronic approach

Syntagmatic

Paradigmatic

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