What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change

In this paper, I study the essence of philology from the perspective of the study of linguistic variation and change in old texts by examining: What is philology? What are philological research methods? What makes a study philological – does it suffice that it focuses on an old text? Has philology b...

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Main Author: Elina Palola
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Language:English
Published: Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing (Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics) 2020-04-01
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Online Access:http://arhiiv.rakenduslingvistika.ee/ajakirjad/index.php/aastaraamat/article/view/ERYa16.10
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spelling doaj-6893ca23ff404f88a7b861c7018dc4b82020-11-25T03:25:49ZengEesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing (Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics)Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat1736-25632228-06772020-04-011615717510.5128/ERYa16.10What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and changeElina PalolaIn this paper, I study the essence of philology from the perspective of the study of linguistic variation and change in old texts by examining: What is philology? What are philological research methods? What makes a study philological – does it suffice that it focuses on an old text? Has philology been defined more based on the research subjects than based on the methods? I will showcase the status of philology and its significance as a research trend that combines several disciplines. This paper focuses on the traditions of Finnish philology, but it also offers some insight into the essence of philology from a general perspective of the study of languages as the background. The goal is to offer an idea of what the philological research approach has to offer modern research of old texts. Furthermore, I will present a method that I have developed and its benefits in the study of variation and change of old texts. I will also present an analysis of the Finnish noun varve ‘pasture’, which Mikael Agricola used in the first handbook for mass in Finnish. I consider philology to be a sub-discipline of linguistics. It studies and compares old texts with text-critical methods based on their cultural and historical background. *** "Mis on filoloogia? Filoloogiast ja selle kasutamisest keele varieerumise ja muutumise uurimisel" Vaatlen artiklis filoloogia olemust vanade tekstide keele varieerumise ja muutumise vaatenurgast. Uurimisküsimused on järgmised: mis on filoloogia, millised on filoloogilised uurimismeetodid, mis teeb uurimuse filoloogiliseks – kas piisab sellest, et see tegeleb vanade tekstidega; kas filoloogiat määratletakse pigem uurimisteemade kui meetodite põhjal? Tutvustan filoloogia seisundit ja olulisust mitut eriala ühendava uurimusena. Artikkel keskendub Soome filoloogiale, kuid annab ülevaate ka filoloogia olemusest üldisemalt. Eesmärgiks on näidata, mida on filoloogilisel lähenemisel pakkuda vanade tekstide tänapäevasele uurimisele. Tutvustan ka meetodit, mille olen välja töötanud vanade tekstide varieerumise ja muutumise uurimisel, selgitades Mikael Agricola kasutatud sõna varve ‘(metsa) karjamaa’ tausta, esinemist ja tähendust. Pean filoloogiat keeleteaduse osaks. Selles uuritakse ja võrreldakse vanu tekste tekstikriitiliste meetoditega, lähtudes nende kultuurilisest ja ajaloolisest taustast.http://arhiiv.rakenduslingvistika.ee/ajakirjad/index.php/aastaraamat/article/view/ERYa16.10research methodstextual analysisfinnish
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What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
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textual analysis
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title What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
title_short What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
title_full What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
title_fullStr What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
title_full_unstemmed What is philology? Philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
title_sort what is philology? philology and its utilisation in the study of linguistic variation and change
publisher Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühing (Estonian Association for Applied Linguistics)
series Eesti Rakenduslingvistika Ühingu Aastaraamat
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publishDate 2020-04-01
description In this paper, I study the essence of philology from the perspective of the study of linguistic variation and change in old texts by examining: What is philology? What are philological research methods? What makes a study philological – does it suffice that it focuses on an old text? Has philology been defined more based on the research subjects than based on the methods? I will showcase the status of philology and its significance as a research trend that combines several disciplines. This paper focuses on the traditions of Finnish philology, but it also offers some insight into the essence of philology from a general perspective of the study of languages as the background. The goal is to offer an idea of what the philological research approach has to offer modern research of old texts. Furthermore, I will present a method that I have developed and its benefits in the study of variation and change of old texts. I will also present an analysis of the Finnish noun varve ‘pasture’, which Mikael Agricola used in the first handbook for mass in Finnish. I consider philology to be a sub-discipline of linguistics. It studies and compares old texts with text-critical methods based on their cultural and historical background. *** "Mis on filoloogia? Filoloogiast ja selle kasutamisest keele varieerumise ja muutumise uurimisel" Vaatlen artiklis filoloogia olemust vanade tekstide keele varieerumise ja muutumise vaatenurgast. Uurimisküsimused on järgmised: mis on filoloogia, millised on filoloogilised uurimismeetodid, mis teeb uurimuse filoloogiliseks – kas piisab sellest, et see tegeleb vanade tekstidega; kas filoloogiat määratletakse pigem uurimisteemade kui meetodite põhjal? Tutvustan filoloogia seisundit ja olulisust mitut eriala ühendava uurimusena. Artikkel keskendub Soome filoloogiale, kuid annab ülevaate ka filoloogia olemusest üldisemalt. Eesmärgiks on näidata, mida on filoloogilisel lähenemisel pakkuda vanade tekstide tänapäevasele uurimisele. Tutvustan ka meetodit, mille olen välja töötanud vanade tekstide varieerumise ja muutumise uurimisel, selgitades Mikael Agricola kasutatud sõna varve ‘(metsa) karjamaa’ tausta, esinemist ja tähendust. Pean filoloogiat keeleteaduse osaks. Selles uuritakse ja võrreldakse vanu tekste tekstikriitiliste meetoditega, lähtudes nende kultuurilisest ja ajaloolisest taustast.
topic research methods
textual analysis
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