Fill in the Blanks Prague SchoolOnline version Functional linguistics by Nathalie García 1 School Descriptivits´ Prague Historicallinguistics Synchroniclinguistics The practiced a special style of synchronic linguistics . is te study of a system in which the various elements derive their values from their mutual relationship . is the description of a sequence of isolated , unsystematic events . The approach to phonology might be described metaphorically as `democratic´ .