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Meaning of "philology" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHILOLOGY

From Latin philologia, from Greek: love of language.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILOLOGY

philology  [fɪˈlɒlədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILOLOGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Philology is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHILOLOGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Philology

Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary criticism, history, and linguistics. It is more commonly defined as the study of literary texts and written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. Classical philology is the philology of Classical Sanskrit, Greek and Classical Latin. Classical philology is historically primary, originating in Pergamum and Alexandria around the 4th century BCE, continued by Greeks and Romans throughout the Roman and Byzantine Empires, and eventually taken up by European scholars of the Renaissance, where it was soon joined by philologies of other languages both European and non-European. Indo-European studies involves the comparative philology of all Indo-European languages. Any classical language can be studied philologically, and indeed describing a language as "classical" is to imply the existence of a philological tradition associated with it. Because of its focus on historical development, philology came to be used as a term contrasting with linguistics.

Definition of philology in the English dictionary

The first definition of philology in the dictionary is comparative and historical linguistics. Other definition of philology is the scientific analysis of written records and literary texts. Philology is also the study of literature in general.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHILOLOGY


angelology
ˌeɪndʒəˈlɒlədʒɪ
astrology
əˈstrɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biotechnology
ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
dactylology
ˌdæktɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
diabolology
ˌdiːæbəˈlɒlədʒɪ
ecology
ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
haplology
hæpˈlɒlədʒɪ
hoplology
hɒpˈlɒlədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
pelology
piːˈlɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
syphilology
ˌsɪfɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
typhlology
tɪfˈlɒlədʒɪ
vexillology
ˌvɛksɪˈlɒlədʒɪ
xylology
zaɪˈlɒlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILOLOGY

philogynous
philogyny
philol.
philologer
philologian
philologic
philological
philologically
philologist
philologue
philomath
philomathic
philomathical
philomathy
philomel
Philomela
philomot
philopena
philopoena
philoprogenitive

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILOLOGY

anthology
anthropology
apology
archaeology
cardiology
dermatology
epidemiology
genealogy
geology
histology
homology
immunology
information technology
microbiology
mythology
neurology
oncology
pharmacology
phonology
radiology
theology

Synonyms and antonyms of philology in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «philology» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILOLOGY

Find out the translation of philology to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of philology from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «philology» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

语言学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

filología
570 millions of speakers

English

philology
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाषाशास्त्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فقه اللغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

филология
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

filologia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাষাতত্ত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Filologi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Philologie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

文献学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

언어학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filologi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngôn ngư học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரலாற்றாய்வின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भाषाशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

filoloji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

filologia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

filologia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

філологія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filologie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φιλολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

filologie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filologi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filologi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philology

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOLOGY»

The term «philology» is regularly used and occupies the 65.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOLOGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «philology» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «philology» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about philology

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILOLOGY»

Discover the use of philology in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philology and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Comparative Semitic Philology in the Middle Ages: From ...
This volume deals with medieval comparative Semitic philology (Hebrew/Aramaic/Arabic) as practised by Hebrew philologists in the Arabic speaking lands, from Iraq to Spain, discussing its development through the generations, its technics and ...
Aaron Maman, 2004
2
Nietzsche and the Philology of the Future
Drawing on Nietzsche's prolific early notebooks and correspondence, this book challenges the polarized picture of Nietzsche as a philosopher who abandoned classical philology.
James I. Porter, 2000
3
How to Learn Philology, 1899
1899. This book is a simple and introductory course for teachers and learners on philology.
Eustace Miles, 2003
4
Between Philology and Theology: Contributions to the Study ...
The essays engage ancient Jewish texts such as Philo, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Jubilees, 4 Ezra and the Targumim, and focus on how ancient Jewish writers interpreted and transformed biblical traditions and how these new interpretations shape ...
Florentino Garcia Martinez, Hindy Najman, Eibert J.C. Tigchelaar, 2012
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The Politics of Philology: Alfonso Reyes and the Invention ...
The Politics of Philology offers an insightful assessment of how the work of Alfonso Reyes helped to create the role of the writer as a public intellectual in Latin America.
Robert T. Conn, 2002
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Advances in Old Frisian Philology
Like its two predecessors, Aspects of Old Frisian Philology (1990) and Approaches to Old Frisian Philology (1998), Advances in Old Frisian Philology combines contributions by specialists of medieval Frisian studies with papers by ...
Rolf H. Bremmer, Stephen Laker, Oebele Vries, 2007
7
Jerome's Hebrew Philology: A Study Based on His Commentary ...
Focusing on his training in classical literary studies and his extensive interaction with Jewish sources, this book describes the practice of Hebrew scholarship in St Jerome and the significance of Hebrew for his biblical exegesis.
Michael Graves, 2007
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In Praise of the Variant: A Critical History of Philology
It has long been a task of great scholars to establish definitive texts of major works. But why, Bernard Cerquiglini asks, must there be such a preference?
Bernard Cerquiglini, 1999
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The Powers of Philology: Dynamics of Textual Scholarship
Although philology departments are steadily disappearing from contemporary educational establishments, in this book Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht demonstrates that the problems, standards, and methods of philology remain as vital as ever.For two ...
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht, 2003
10
Philosophy, Philology, and Politics in Eighteenth-Century ...
This book explains the contributions of Li Fu to the Lu-Wang school of Confucianism.
Jing-Xing Huang, C. S. Huang, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILOLOGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philology is used in the context of the following news items.
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Suhua Highway completion date to be finalized next month …
Research fellow at the Institute of History and Philology Liu Yi-chang (劉益昌) said the second layer was 8m deep, which is about two times ... «Taipei Times, Jul 15»
2
The 'oldest' Qur'an fragments in academic context
But historians schooled in palaeography or philology (the study of historical language) can often find the evidence furnished by carbon dating ... «MuslimVillage.com, Jul 15»
3
A slow journey back to painting for Louis Briel
He was a teaching fellow in the classics department at Harvard University, where he earned a master's in classical philology, and he worked as ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
What a Newly Dated Early Koran Tells Us About Islam
But historians schooled in palaeography or philology (the study of historical language) can often find the evidence furnished by carbon dating ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
5
Neo-Orientalist Islamophobia Is Maligning the Reputation of the …
In the past, the dominating Orientalist approach used philology, history and comparative religion to describe the life of the Prophet Muhammad. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Reported in the News Letter on July 25, 1927: Prestigious honour for …
... History, Archaeology and Art; Biblical Criticism and Archaelogy; Oriental Studies; Literature and Philology: Classical Literature and Philology; ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
7
New Appointments and Expansion of the Armenian Studies Program …
She has contributed a chapter to the edited volume, Armenian Philology in the Modern Era: From Manuscript to Digital Text, in which she «Asbarez Armenian News, Jul 15»
8
Archaeological finds delay Suhua Highway project
... Age layer discovered in 2012,” said Liu Yi-chang, a research fellow at Institute of History and Philology at Taipei City-based Academia Sinica. «Taiwan Today, Jul 15»
9
Larmy, Mirligo, Betwittered - Resurrecting the Sexy Old Words
... as dramatic as the one in which an illiterate quarry-boy and mill-worker becomes a professor of comparative philology at Oxford University.'. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
10
Putin's Purge of Crimean Dissidents Continues Apace
New de facto authorities have repurposed this faculty into another at the university's Department of Slavic Philology and Journalism. «Newsweek, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Philology [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/philology>. Apr 2024 ».
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