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Philology Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Philology? [n] the humanistic study of language and literature Synonyms \| Synonyms for Philology: linguistics Related Terms \| Find terms related to Philology: bowwow theory \| comparative linguistics \| derivation \| descriptive linguistics \| dialectology \| dingdong theory \| etymology \| glossematics \| glossology \| glottochronology \| glottology \| grammar \| graphemics \| historical linguistics \| language study \| lexicology \| lexicostatistics \| linguistic geography \| linguistic science \| linguistics \| mathematical linguistics \| morphology \| morphophonemics \| paleography \| phonetics \| phonology \| psycholinguistics \| semantics \| sociolinguistics \| structuralism \| syntactics \| transformational linguistics See Also \| arts \| humanistic discipline \| humanities \| liberal arts Philology In Webster's Dictionary \Philol"ogy\, n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. ?: cf. F. philologie. See {Philologer}.] 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] --Johnson. 2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science. Note: Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or origin and combination of words; grammar, the construction of sentences, or use of words in language; criticism, the interpretation of authors, the affinities of different languages, and whatever relates to the history or present state of languages. It sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and antiquities. 3. A treatise on the science of language.

Philology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Philology?

[n] the humanistic study of language and literature

Synonyms | Synonyms for Philology: linguistics

See Also | arts | humanistic discipline | humanities | liberal arts

Philology In Webster's Dictionary

\Phi*lol"o*gy\, n. [L. philologia love of learning,
interpretation, philology, Gr. ?: cf. F. philologie. See
{Philologer}.]
1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] --Johnson.

2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical
   manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of
   human speech, the relation of different tongues to one
   another, and historical development of languages;
   linguistic science.

Note: Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or
      origin and combination of words; grammar, the
      construction of sentences, or use of words in language;
      criticism, the interpretation of authors, the
      affinities of different languages, and whatever relates
      to the history or present state of languages. It
      sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and
      antiquities.

3. A treatise on the science of language.

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