What does philologist mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
philologist, philologuenoun
a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
Wiktionary
philologistnoun
A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Philologistnoun
A critick; a grammarian.
Etymology: φιλόλογος.
Wikipedia
philologist
Philology (from Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología) 'love of word') is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as the study of literary texts as well as oral and written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning. A person who pursues this kind of study is known as a philologist. In older usage, especially British, philology is more general, covering comparative and historical linguistics.Classical philology studies classical languages. Classical philology principally originated from the Library of Pergamum and the Library of Alexandria around the fourth century BC, continued by Greeks and Romans throughout the Roman/Byzantine Empire. It was eventually resumed by European scholars of the Renaissance, where it was soon joined by philologies of other European (Germanic, Celtic), Eurasian (Slavistics, etc.), Asian (Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Chinese, etc.), and African (Egyptian, Nubian, etc.) languages. Indo-European studies involve the comparative philology of all Indo-European languages. Philology, with its focus on historical development (diachronic analysis), is contrasted with linguistics due to Ferdinand de Saussure's insistence on the importance of synchronic analysis. While the contrast continued with the emergence of structuralism and the emphasis of Noam Chomsky on syntax, research in historical linguistics often relies on philological materials and findings.
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philologist
A philologist is a scholar who studies literary texts and written records in order to understand language history, language development, and the historical contexts of languages. They engage in the analysis, deciphering, and critical evaluation of texts, often in an effort to reconstruct ancient languages and historical civilizations. This can include the study of grammar, syntax, phonetics, and semantics, as well as interdisciplinary areas like cultural, social, and political histories.
Webster Dictionary
Philologistnoun
one versed in philology
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of philologist in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of philologist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- filòlegCatalan, Valencian
- filologCzech
- Philologe, PhilologinGerman
- φιλόλογοςGreek
- filólogoSpanish
- philologueFrench
- focleolaíIrish
- filólogoGalician
- բանասերArmenian
- filologoItalian
- 言語学者Japanese
- filologs, filoloģeLatvian
- filoloogDutch
- filològOccitan
- filologPolish
- filólogo, filologistaPortuguese
- фило́лог, языкове́дRussian
- filòlog, jezikoználacSerbo-Croatian
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