Philology vs. linguistics

Language Log 2025-03-14

Summary:

Linguistics is a relatively young discipline, formally dating from roughly the mid-19th century.  In the study of language, it was preceded by philology, which has hoary roots going all the way back to Pāṇini (520-460 BC) and beyond. In my own lifetime, until recently I preferred to identify myself as a philologist, but that met […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

03/14/2025, 13:00

Date published:

03/14/2025, 07:07