comparative philology

How to use comparative philology in a sentence

• Kemble had a full acquaintance with the new science of comparative philology which was developing in Germany under Jakob Grimm.

  The Translations of Beowulf | Chauncey Brewster Tinker

• Naturally, comparative philology blundered and stumbled along this path into endless absurdities.

  History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom | Andrew Dickson White

• As to the destructive—or would-be destructive—part, he condenses my arguments against the method of comparative philology.

  Modern Mythology | Andrew Lang

• But where, all this time, is there a reference by Mannhardt to ‘the general principles of comparative philology’?

  Modern Mythology | Andrew Lang

• Or to take a more modern instance: comparative philology has attained completeness in our own day.

  Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist | Richard G. Moulton