Linguistics vs. Philology

Linguistics vs. Philology — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Linguistics and Philology

Linguisticsnoun

The scientific study of language.

Philologynoun

(linguistics) The humanistic study of historical linguistics.

Linguisticsnoun

the scientific study of language

Philologynoun

(philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

Linguisticsnoun

the humanistic study of language and literature

Philologynoun

(culture) Scholarship and culture, particularly classical, literary and linguistic.

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Philologynoun

the humanistic study of language and literature