philology [fɪˈlɒlədʒi]

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n.语言学；语文学

the study of language , especially its history and development

Philology would never be of much use to you. 语文学对你不会有很大用途。
In west, the philology is attached to the linguistics. 在西方，语文学则附属于语言学。