Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Can you give me some exampleso of diachronic and synchronic approaches of english teaching? Because I've been looking up them in many places, but I...

Diachronic (according
to Merriam Webster) means:

of, relating to, or dealing
with phenomena (as of language or culture) as they occur or change over a period of
time.

Synchronic (also according to Merriam Webster)
means:

concerned with events existing in a limited time
period and ignoring historical antecedents.

While the two
may seem, on the surface, very similar, there is one distinct difference: historical
consideration.

What this means is, synchronic looks at a specific event in
regards to the event alone. Nothing that has led up to the event, or following the event, is
taken into...


No comments:

Post a Comment

How is Joe McCarthy related to the play The Crucible?

When we read its important to know about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Even though he is not a character in the play, his role in histor...