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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien #32628 06/18/01 12:29 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 M maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Yes, my preciouss... I think liguistics is the study of the structure of language, whilst philology is the study of language variation over time. The latter term also has a more generalised sense of love of learning and the classics. I'm with you in looking forward to the films, Alex. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Alex Williams 06/18/01 12:24 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien maverick 06/18/01 12:29 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien NicholasW 06/18/01 02:22 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Hyla 06/18/01 03:11 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Alex Williams 06/18/01 03:26 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Rapunzel 06/18/01 10:59 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien AnnaStrophic 06/18/01 11:13 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien squid 06/19/01 10:54 AM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien tsuwm 06/19/01 02:24 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Hyla 06/19/01 03:11 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Sparteye 06/19/01 05:39 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien RhubarbCommando 06/20/01 01:36 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Rapunzel 06/20/01 02:23 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien AnnaStrophic 06/20/01 11:24 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Alex Williams 06/21/01 11:01 AM Re: Max's website Faldage 06/21/01 11:05 AM Max Quordlepleen 06/21/01 11:06 AM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien AnnaStrophic 06/22/01 09:36 PM Max Quordlepleen 06/22/01 11:24 PM Re: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome maverick 06/23/01 12:07 PM Max Quordlepleen 06/23/01 06:57 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Bingley 07/16/01 05:45 AM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Jazzoctopus 07/19/01 09:19 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien belMarduk 07/20/01 05:22 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Faldage 07/20/01 05:36 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Alex Williams 07/20/01 07:12 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Bingley 07/23/01 06:26 AM Max Quordlepleen 07/20/01 09:47 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Sparteye 07/23/01 03:16 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Faldage 07/23/01 04:39 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Sparteye 07/23/01 11:32 PM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien maverick 07/23/01 11:38 PM Max Quordlepleen 07/24/01 12:16 AM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien maverick 07/24/01 12:24 AM Re: linguistics vs philology, also J.R.R. Tolkien Faldage 07/24/01 12:20 PM Re: Lord of the rings paulb 07/26/01 11:08 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 381 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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