philological

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English slang is a field rich for tillage, as Max Décharné proves in “Vulgar Tongues,” a triumph of philological research and mordant social commentary.

From Washington Post • May 31, 2017

“When is this papyrological pantomime, this Keystone Coptic, this academic farce, this philological burlesque finally going to stop?”

From Washington Times • Dec. 5, 2015

Not even Tolkien’s vast philological scholarship, his deep knowledge of mythology, and his world-building skills could impress what Moorcock and company saw as a troublesome infantilism inherent in Tolkien’s work.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 31, 2014

At the very least, there is at least a vibrant philological argument here.

From New York Times • May 29, 2011

In other words, the archaeological method must find support in a philological method.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various