glottology
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- glottologic adjective
- glottological adjective
- glottologist noun
Etymology
Origin of glottology
Example Sentences
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Whether it be called linguistique, glottology, phonology, or even, by a too common abuse, comparative philology, the science of language follows the same method as the other natural sciences, and advances by observation and experience.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Webster, Wentworth
Glott′al; Glott′ic, pertaining to the tongue or to glottology.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
The typical case is furnished by glottology, and in a more special fashion by the study which has for its object the ancient languages.
From Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History by Labriola, Antonio
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