Philology - Wikipedia Philology (from Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología) 'love of word') is the study of language in oral and written historical sources
Philology | Historical Linguistics, Textual Criticism Comparative . . . philology, traditionally, the study of the history of language, including the historical study of literary texts It is also called comparative philology when the emphasis is on the comparison of the historical states of different languages
Philological - definition of philological by The Free Dictionary Define philological philological synonyms, philological pronunciation, philological translation, English dictionary definition of philological n 1 Literary study or classical scholarship 2 See historical linguistics phi·lol′o·ger , phi·lol′o·gist n phil′o·log′ic , phil′o·log′i·cal adj
Philology - World History Encyclopedia Philology is derived from the Greek terms φίλος (love) and λόγος (word, reason) and literally means a love of words It is the study of language in literary sources and is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics Philology is generally associated with Greek and Classical Latin, in which it is termed philologia
philological, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary OED's earliest evidence for philological is from 1621, in the writing of Richard Montagu, bishop of Norwich and religious controversialist philological is formed within English, by derivation Etymons: philology n , ‑ical suffix
What is Philology? - PHILO-notes Philology is the study of language and literature, particularly as they relate to historical and cultural contexts It is an interdisciplinary field that encompasses aspects of linguistics, literary studies, history, and anthropology