Philology (field) the study of oral and historical written language

Philology is an interdisciplinary sub-field of study within Linguistics that concerns the study of oral and historical written language. It belongs to the broader branch of science called Integrated Science. As an interdisciplinary field of study, its constituent disciplines include Comparative Linguistics, Etymology, Historical Linguistics, History, Linguistics, Literary Science, and perhaps others. This term belongs mainly to the broader category called Language.

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Constituent fields of Philology

  • Comparative Linguistics (sub-field) the scientific study of comparing languages
  • Etymology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of word origins
  • Historical Linguistics (sub-field) the scientific study of language change over time
  • History (field) the study of past events, their causes, and consequences
  • Linguistics (field) the scientific study of language
  • Literary Science (interdisciplinary field) the scientific study of literature, its history, development, and theory

Fields derived from Philology

  • Applied Lexicography (interdisciplinary sub-field) the practice of creating dictionaries
  • Epigraphy (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
  • Etymology (interdisciplinary sub-field) the study of word origins
  • Lexicography (interdisciplinary field) the study of vocabulary in a given language
  • Literary Science (interdisciplinary field) the scientific study of literature, its history, development, and theory

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PsychLing Contributors. "Philology." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Sep. 2023, psylng.org/glossary/field/philology. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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PsychLing (2023, September 10). Philology. Retrieved from https://psylng.org/glossary/field/philology

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PsychLing Contributors. "Philology." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created September 10, 2023. Modified September 15, 2023. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://psylng.org/glossary/field/philology.

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Crystal, David, ed. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6ed. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2011.

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OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "OMNIKA: Digital Mythology Library." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created January 21, 2019. Accessed July 28, 2023. https://omnika.org. [Visit]

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