And this is not the only truth about philology which may be learnt from Homer.
During the interval the progress of philology has been very great.
On the other hand, philology is an organised science, and has its own laws.
It is thus in Geology; it is thus in Biology; it is thus in philology.
But I did not devote my time entirely to philology; I had other pursuits.
The question is one which cannot be answered by an appeal to philology alone.
I am myself, although, as a student of philology, I ought to know better.
But it seems to me that philology militates against this explanation.
Fuller, in one of his least worthy moments, called it "a book of philology."
"You're running too much to philology, Billy," said Goodwin.
late 14c., "love of learning," from Latin philologia "love of learning, love of letters, love of study, literary culture," from Greek 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.
