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Philology

Philology Meaning & Definition
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

\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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