Literature Study Love Language Noun Philologia Learning Philology

phi·lol·o·gy
\\fə-ˈlä-lə-jē also fī-\\ noun1. the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
2.
  a.

linguistics

; especially : historical and comparative linguistics
  b. the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history
• phil·o·log·i·cal \\ˌfi-lə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\\ adjective
• phil·o·log·i·cal·ly \\-k(ə-)lē\\ adverb
• phi·lol·o·gist \\fə-ˈlä-lə-jist also fī-\\ noun

philology
  late 14c., "love of learning," from O.Fr. philologie, from L. philologia "love of learning, love of letters," from Gk. philologia "love of discussion, learning, and literature," from philo- "loving" + logos "word, speech." Meaning "science of language" is first attested 1716; this confusing secondary sense has never been popular in the U.S., where linguistics (q.v.) is preferred.

philology
phil·ology / fi5lClEdVi; NAmE -5lB:l- / noun [U]
   the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular language
   语文学；语文研究
• phil·olo·gic·al / 7filE5lCdVikl; NAmE -5lB:dV- / adj.

phi·lol·o·gy
\fə̇ˈläləjē, -ji\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: French philologie, from Middle French, from Latin philologia love of talk, speech, or argument, from Greek, love of argument, learning, and literature, from philologos love of words and learning + -ia -y
1. : study of literature that includes or may include grammar, criticism, literary history, language history, systems of writing, and anything else that is relevant to literature or to language as used in literature : literary or classical learning
2.
 a. : ; especially : historical and comparative linguistics

 b. : the study of human speech especially as the vehicle of literature and as a field of study that sheds light on cultural history