1.1. This word is formed on the same principle as many other words that name various branches of knowledge-it goes back to the Greek phileo - "love" and logos — " word "and literally means"love for the word".
2. History of the profession
2.1. Even in Ancient Greece, students of schools began to teach literature. The first works in the field of language history and research of its properties appeared about 2500 years ago. This time is officially recognized as the birth date of the specialty "philologist". However, the profession has evolved in the past. In the middle Ages, philological works are closely related to religion, because they were mainly devoted to the history of the origin of faith and its righteousness. The term "Philology" with the meaning of comprehensive science appeared in the late III-early I century BC. The first" philologist " was called the Greek Eratosthenes. In Ancient Rome the first "scholar" think of the teacher of rhetoric Attea. Attaeus studied philological and historical antiquities. According to the observations of Yu. s. Stepanov, the concept of "philologist" means a person who is diligent to words, studying words in the III-V centuries ad. These are the beginning of the terminologization of the word "Philology". in the West and in the East, the emergence and development of Philology as a practical activity and as a practically oriented knowledge occurs at about the same time: in the epoch of late antiquity
3. What does a philologist study?
3.1. Linguistics
3.2. The literary studies
3.3. Textual criticism and Paleography
3.4. Translation and translation studies
4. Philologist and linguist, what is the difference?
4.1. Translated from Latin, the word "linguist" means "linguist, specialist in the study of languages". It is linguists who take the language apart literally, studying its history of origin, structure, comparing one language with another and plunging into the abyss of ancient and rare dialects. Linguistics is often considered a field of theoretical knowledge, but there is also a lot of practice in it. Linguists are engaged in creating school textbooks and dictionaries, as well as developing methods for teaching foreign and native languages. Philologists study one specific language, but they are completely immersed in it, paying great attention to the cultural heritage and literary works written by native speakers. While linguists perceive language more dryly and schematically. For them, it is a kind of sign system that needs a certain interpretation, limited by the laws of language development. Philologists also pass language through their own emotional sphere, giving it a rich palette of value judgments. For this reason, Philology covers a wider range of human activities (cultural studies, history, sociology, and especially literature).
5. Features of the profession
5.1. Be able and love to read large volumes of text information, but also a philologist should not just read, but also understand what they read
5.2. A specialist in research projects will be helped not only by the acquired knowledge, but also by a broad Outlook, outside of academic information
5.3. Communication skills will help you work with people
6. Personal qualities of a philologist
6.1. literacy
6.2. patience and perseverance
6.3. ability to analyze and good memory
7. The philologist attracted me because at this stage it is promising and also satisfies my life views
8. Is the profession of a philologist in demand? Since we live now in the digital world, complex work with texts is very popular. The philologist can also teach in schools or universities, which is very prestigious
9. Who can a philologist work for?
9.1. Journalist
9.2. Teacher
9.3. Copywriter
9.4. Work in the media sphere
9.5. Interpreter
10. What does a philologist do?
10.1. Analyzes information about linguistics and literary studies.
10.2. Engaged in teaching in narrow-profile areas
10.3. Creates written and oral translations of both fiction and scientific and technical literature
