Synchronic linguistics

/sɪnkɹˈɒnɪk lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪks/

/sɪnkɹˈɑːnɪk lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪks/

a subfield of linguistics that examines language as it exists at a specific moment in time, without considering its historical development or changes over time