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Which of these is a historical approach to language?

ASynchronic

BComparative

CDiachronic

DPhilosophical

Answer:

C. Diachronic

Read Explanation:

Term

Meaning

Approach Type

Synchronic

Study of a language at a specific point in time

Descriptive, non-historical

✅ Diachronic

Study of language change over time

Historical

Comparative

Comparing languages to find similarities/differences (can be historical or synchronic)

Method, not strictly historical

Philosophical

Study of language in relation to thought and logic

Theoretical, not historical


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