Another good way to make friends with philology is to learn some Ancient Greek and Latin. Serious students might check out “Greek: An Intensive Course” and “Latin: An Intensive Course”.
One of my favorite books is Nicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word, which is a history of world languages and their influence. It’s both engaging and informative, and I’ve come back to it numerous times.
I have made two new friends. First, I need to teach myself what an autodidact is.
I just caught the play on words! Well done. I am slow this morning.
....so am I. Afternoons and evenings also.
For this, we have a glossary!
https://extramuros.substack.com/p/glossary
Another good way to make friends with philology is to learn some Ancient Greek and Latin. Serious students might check out “Greek: An Intensive Course” and “Latin: An Intensive Course”.
One of my favorite books is Nicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word, which is a history of world languages and their influence. It’s both engaging and informative, and I’ve come back to it numerous times.
Thou art, indeed, a treasure, O noble Sire, a rare diamond of clever sanity amidst the mire of madness.