Saturday, November 17, 2012

Are you a Philolog, too?

From the online etymology dictionary:

Philology
late 14c., "love of learning," from L. philologia "love of learning, love of letters, love of study, literary culture," from Gk. philologia "love of discussion, learning, and literature; studiousness," from philo- "loving" (see philo-) + logos "word, speech" (see logos). Meaning "science of language" is first attested 1716 (philologue "linguist" is from 1590s; philologer "linguistic scholar" is from 1650s); this confusing secondary sense has not been popular in the U.S., where linguistics is preferred. Related: Philological.

A philologist is someone who studies philology and is an expert in history and linguistics.

A Philolog is a lover of words, and speech, like me!

That is how I got the title.

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