1. Development
2. Evolution
3. Change
4. Mechanism of a change
5. Diachrony
6. Synchrony
7. Statics
8. Dynamics
9. Language space
10. Linguistic situation
DEVELOPMENT
1) The act of developing or the state of being developed, as:
The application of techniques or technology to the production of new good
The business of constructing buildings or otherwise altering land for new uses.
A significant event, occurrence, or changed.
2)The organized activity of soliciting donations or grants; fundraising.
[American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company]
1)Being developed
2)A step or stage in growth, advancement, etc.
3)An event or happening
4)Athing that is developed; specif., a number of structures on a large tract of land, built by a real-estate developer
[Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.]
The process of gradually becoming bigger, better, stronger, or more advanced
[Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.]
The process in which something grows or changes and becomes more advanced
[Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press]
1)The gradual growth of something so that it becomes more advanced, stronger, etc. 2)The process of producing or creating something new or more advanced; a new or advanced product 3)A new event or stage that is likely to affect what happens in a continuing situation
[Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary]
Development – is the gradual growth of something, with visible changes that lead to a new state of situation.
EVOLUTION
1) A gradual process in which something changes into a different and usually more complex or better