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  2. Diachrony and synchrony - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, in Saussure's view, language change (diachrony) does not form a system. By contrast, each synchronic stage is held together by a systemic equilibrium based on the interconnectedness of meaning and form. To understand why a language has the forms it has at a given stage, both the diachronic and the synchronic dimension must be considered.

  3. Synchronic - Wikipedia

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    Synchronic, a 2019 American science fiction film starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie Synchronic analysis , the analysis of a language at a specific point of time Synchronicity , the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated or unlikely to occur together by chance, yet are experienced as occurring together in a ...

  4. Historical linguistics - Wikipedia

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    Ferdinand de Saussure's distinction between synchronic and diachronic linguistics is fundamental to the present day organization of the discipline. Primacy is accorded to synchronic linguistics, and diachronic linguistics is defined as the study of successive synchronic stages. Saussure's clear demarcation, however, has had both defenders and ...

  5. Synchronicity - Wikipedia

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    A 2016 study found 70% of therapists agreed synchronicity experiences could be useful for therapy. Analytical psychologists hold that individuals must understand the compensatory meaning of these experiences to "enhance consciousness rather than merely build up superstitiousness". However, clients who disclose synchronicity experiences report ...

  6. Synchronization - Wikipedia

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    Synchronization was important in the operation of 19th-century railways, these being the first major means of transport fast enough for differences in local mean time between nearby towns to be noticeable. Each line handled the problem by synchronizing all its stations to headquarters as a standard railway time

  7. Trompenaars's model of national culture differences - Wikipedia

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    Instead in synchronic cultures, they see specific time periods as interwoven periods, the use to highlight the importance of punctuality and deadlines if these are key to meeting objectives and they often work in several things at a time, they are also more flexible with the distribution of time and commitments. [11]

  8. Synchrony - Wikipedia

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    Synchrony may refer to: . Synchronization, the coordination of events to operate a system in unison; Synchrony and diachrony, viewpoints in linguistic analysis; Behavioural synchrony, coordinated action in animals and humans

  9. Lenition - Wikipedia

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    Synchronic lenition in Scottish Gaelic affects almost all consonants (except /l̪ˠ/, which has lost its lenited counterpart in most areas). [3] Changes such as /n̪ˠ/ to /n/ involve the loss of secondary articulation; in addition, /rˠ/ → /ɾ/ involves the reduction of a trill to a tap.