In other words, every structural or"Synchronic" phenomenon has a history,
and the structure cannot be understood without understanding its genesis.
The overwhelming majority of
modern research in linguistics takes a predominantly Synchronic perspective(focusing on language at a particular point in time),
and, partly owing to the influence of Noam Chomsky, often aims at formulating theories of the cognitive processing of language.
The overwhelming majority of
modern research in linguistics takes a predominantly Synchronic perspective focusing on language at a particular point in time,
and a great deal of it- partly owing to the influence of Noam Chomsky- aims at formulating theories of the cognitive processing of language.