comparative philology
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of comparative philology
First recorded in 1880–85
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He attended St. Paul’s School and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he earned a degree in classics and comparative philology in 1952.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2016
The most prodigious of British autodidacts was Joseph Wright, a Victorian workhouse boy who became professor of comparative philology at Oxford.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 20, 2015
The evidence of comparative philology supports the necessity for an enormous time allowance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
It requires not only an accurate acquaintance with the minutest details of comparative philology, but a knowledge of the history of religions which can hardly be gained without a study of original documents.
From Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays by Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max)
We saw that whereas philology treats language only as a means, comparative philology chooses language as the object of scientific inquiry.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
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