Synchorny and diachrony are two different but at the same time complimentary terms. Ferdinand de Saussure emphasized the distinction between the two, because the linguists of his time were mixing them.
Synchrony, as introduced by Saussure, was coined from the Greek word that could be translated as ''with'', and sees language as it a living thing existing as a state at a particular point in time. Therefore, if one wants to consider language from the synchronic point of view, one needs to gather the actual conversations around ourselves, from the media etc. One question that needs to be asked, however, is: ''Why are things as they are?''
On the other hand, diachrony for Saussure, also is derived from the Greek preposition, thatt could be translated
Synchrony, as introduced by Saussure, was coined from the Greek word that could be translated as ''with'', and sees language as it a living thing existing as a state at a particular point in time. Therefore, if one wants to consider language from the synchronic point of view, one needs to gather the actual conversations around ourselves, from the media etc. One question that needs to be asked, however, is: ''Why are things as they are?''
On the other hand, diachrony for Saussure, also is derived from the Greek preposition, thatt could be translated