Philology vs. Linguistic — What's the Difference?

Philology 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 more commonly 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.

Of or relating to language or linguistics.

Literary study or classical scholarship.

Of or relating to language.

See historical linguistics.

Of or relating to linguistics.

The humanistic study of language.

(computing) Relating to a computer language.

(uncommon) linguistics.

Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to the affinities of languages.

(philosophy) Love and study of learning and literature, broadly speaking.

Consisting of or related to language;

(culture) Scholarship and culture, particularly classical, literary and linguistic.

Of or relating to the scientific study of language;

Criticism; grammatical learning.

The study of language, especially in a philosophical manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of human speech, the relation of different tongues to one another, and historical development of languages; linguistic science.

A treatise on the science of language.

The humanistic study of language and literature