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Classification of Englsih Nouns. Diachronic and SYnchronic Analysis.

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Anonymous  +  470356 Tue, 29 Jan 08 10:16 PM

hi everyone.

i'm looking for information concerning following theme: "Classification of Englsh Nouns. Diachronic And Synchronic Analysis."

i'm writing the course-paper at my university Smile [:)] and need some help. totally lost in this theme. T.T

Thanks

Helen.
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Clive  +  470398 Wed, 30 Jan 08 12:46 AM

Hi,

Have you first tried googling these terms? I did, and found a lot of  information that might interest you.

CliveSmile [:)]
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Anonymous, 1 yr 296 days ago

hmm hmm i tryed for sure.

but i can't understand the difference betwee diachronic and synchronic analysis.

diachronic - means the historical development right? and what about synchronic so? i'm lost Crying [:'(]

Clive  +  470759 Wed, 30 Jan 08 10:19 PM

Hi,

i tryed for sure.

but i can't understand the difference betwee diachronic and synchronic analysis.

diachronic - means the historical development right? and what about synchronic so? i'm lost

Yes, 'diachronic linguistics' is the study of the history of language.

'Synchronic linguisitics' studies the state of a language at a particular point in time.

This topic can get quite complex quite quickly, as you can see by looking at internet sites that use these terms. I don't specialize in linguistics, but others here may offer you more advice. Do you not have any text-books for your course, or teachers, that can provide you with the background and information that you need?

Best wishes, Clive
Clive
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