'Philology' definitions:
Definition of 'philology'
(from WordNet)
noun
The humanistic study of language and literature [syn: linguistics, philology]
Definition of 'Philology'
From: GCIDE
- Philology \Phi*lol"o*gy\ (f[i^]*l[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [L. philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr. filologi`a: cf. F. philologie. See Philologer.]
- 1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A treatise on the science of language. [1913 Webster] `
Synonyms of 'philology'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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