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Shouldn't we mention Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure in this article? He was the one who brought up the distinction between a synchronic and a diachronic analysis of language. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.230.47.64 ( talk) 21:23, 17 March 2010 (UTC) reply

Yes, and perhaps Adorno with respect to musically analogous materials together with Chomsky. Ernstblumberg ( talk) 16:30, 19 November 2014 (UTC) reply

9Italic 2003:D9:CF2F:4E00:5896:507B:E4B7:11D1 ( talk) 20:45, 27 November 2023 (UTC) reply