phi·lol·o·gy
noun/fəˈlɒlədʒi/
/fəˈlɑːlədʒi/
[uncountable]- the scientific study of the development of language or of a particular language
语文学；语文研究 Word Originlate Middle English (in the Greek sense): current usage (late 17th cent.) from French philologie, via Latin from Greek philologia ‘love of learning’ (see philo-, -logy).