0 relating to the study of language, especially its history and development: --
He is concerned to bring together philological and sociolinguistic approaches, examining developments in the language from both an internal and external perspective.
In such cases it is more a matter of the philological interpretation of written texts than anything resembling a discussion of speech forms.
Contributions which combine theoretical interest and philological acumen are especially welcome.
A valuable contribution in this area would typically come from a researcher who combines a good knowledge of generative grammar with solid philological competence.
For all peoples there comes a time when purifying their language becomes the most urgent philological task.
As his disciples - we all are, to some extent - we shall never equal his master y of both philological and mathematical skills.
However, these philological writings have almost no significance for those who don't know of their existence, and they are of no use to our intellectuals.
This development represented the victory of the 'literary and critical' over the 'philological and linguistic'.
