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philology

philology

2 9.9
Study of how language and books change over time and affect each other
  • noun
  • /fɪˈlɑːlədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : filología
  • Veveris has studied Latvian philology and presently works as an editor in two publishing houses, Artava and Enigma.
  • New Philology
  • Romance Philology
  • philology and history

Big data only can answer questions that you bring to it from more primary, basic forms of disciplinary knowledge such as philology.

Examples

  • I need a scholarship to study philology.

  • At the age of 24, he became Professor of Classical Philology at the University.

    Blog text (27)
  • Other disciplines also came into play, including classical philology, law, and history.

    Academic text (1995)
  • I propose to view the history of the New Philology as consisting of three phases.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Tolkien's fiction is certainly rooted in philology as defined above.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Rhetoric eventually gave way to philology in the new professional era after the Civil War (36-43).

    Fiction book (1994)
  • She decided to pursue a degree in philology to deepen her understanding of languages.

  • His passion for literature led him to specialize in philology at the university.

  • The professor's lectures on philology examined the historical connections between different languages.

Compounds

classical philology
  • Specialized
9.9

Study of ancient languages and texts like Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit

How Scholarly

philology
  • Specialized
2 9.9
discipline
102 4.9
hobby
297 1.0

Surface Forms

philology singular
philologies plural

Morphology

philology = philo + logy

Although it contains the classical elements 'philo-' and '-logy', the meaning 'study of language and literature' is not directly predictable for an average learner from these parts alone.

Etymology

The word philology comes from Greek parts philo- 'love' and -logy 'study', like the -logy in biology. So philology is literally a 'love of words', and it means the study of language and literature, especially their history.