Cantr II Discussion Forum

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:11 pm**

Just curious. For a career studied in common languages and about universal works, they (we) seem to hide under the stones. :lol:

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:45 pm**

I'm a reader and a book collector (SF&F), but not a writer, language specialist or -artist. So i guess you can't call me a philologist.

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 8:05 pm**

Which use?

1. the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
2. (esp. in older use) linguistics, esp. historical and comparative linguistics.

From dictionary.com

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:23 pm**

As in studying or having a degree of a philologic career, like, a degree in English.

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:32 pm**

I studied some philology (until I ran out of money, so no degree

).

Posted: **Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:06 pm**

So, definition two?

Then yes, because atm my major is linguistics. También me encanta el español

Estudiaré el arabe durante el semestre que viene.

I want to learn as many languages as possible

and my dream language to speak would be Basque.

Posted: **Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:43 pm**

wichita is a linguist, or at least a polyglot. i don't think he's a philologist per se, since it seems like a sort of serious hobby or something, but at last count i think he spoke 35,000 languages.

Posted: **Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:35 pm**

saztronic wrote:wichita is a linguist, or at least a polyglot. i don't think he's a philologist per se, since it seems like a sort of serious hobby or something, but at last count i think he spoke 35,000 languages.

Quite a feat, considering that there are 6,900 languages currently spoken on earth.

Posted: **Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:47 pm**

I studied Generative Linguistics, which is not exactly the same thing. There are several Polish philologists I know in Cantr, so you might want to post in that forum as well.

Posted: **Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:05 am**

wow. that sounds like a carrer that I made up. philolologist.

Posted: **Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:52 pm**

Shouldn't this be moved to non-cantr discussion?

Posted: **Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:09 pm**

I just realized that "philology" isn't a widespread term, though it's very common in Europe.

Wikipedia wrote:Philology, derived from the Greek φιλολογία (philologia, from the terms φίλος philos meaning "loved, beloved, dear, friend" and λόγος logos "word, articulation, reason") is a branch of the human sciences dealing with language and literature, specifically a literary canon, combining aspects of grammar, rhetoric, historical linguistics (etymology and language change), interpretation of authors, textual criticism and the critical traditions associated with a given language. Philology considers both form and meaning in linguistic expression, combining linguistics and literary studies.

Doug R. wrote:Shouldn't this be moved to non-cantr discussion?

Yup, I didn't pay attention, sorry.

Posted: **Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:05 am**

Vazalco wrote:
saztronic wrote:wichita is a linguist, or at least a polyglot. i don't think he's a philologist per se, since it seems like a sort of serious hobby or something, but at last count i think he spoke 35,000 languages.

Quite a feat, considering that there are 6,900 languages currently spoken on earth.

You are assuming -- rashly and erroneously, I might add -- that wichita speaks only "earth" languages.

The guy gets around.

Posted: **Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:00 am**

Yeah, I bet he knows Klingon.

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:47 pm**

I know someone who really does speak Klingon. She's a linguist, and wrote this book about invented languages:

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/disp ... 0385527880

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