Philology is the study of language through historical texts, focusing on the origins and development of a language. It differs from linguistics in its use of psychology, anthropology, and history. Philology can be divided into subfields such as comparative philology, textual word analysis, cognitive philology, and deciphering. Philologists typically focus on a certain group of […]
Classical philology determines if preserved Greek and Latin texts are true to the original authors’ meaning. It involves careful examination of words and annotations, and understanding the linguistic and historical culture of antiquity. Critics argue that ambiguity makes it impossible to determine word meanings, but philologists use comparisons with other texts to fix meanings. The […]
