In historical linguistics, language change refers to the study of the d______ processes of change in language elements and language systems.

In historical linguistics, language change refers to the study of the d______ processes of change in language elements and language systems.

diachronic(P126)解析:我们在第一章中把对语言的历史研究看成是对语言的历时性研究。当我们涉及到研究语言在不同的时间阶段和不同的历史时期中发展变化的时候,我们用历时语言学这个说法来取代历史语言学。