The term______ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring

The term______ linguistics may be defined as a way of referring to the approach which studies language change over various periods of time and at various historical stages.
A、synchronic
B、diachronic
C、comparative
D、historical comparative
【正确答案】：B
【题目解析】：(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。