Anglistics

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English

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Etymology

Modification of German Anglistik, from Anglist (“Anglist”) + -ik (“-ics”).[1][2][3]

Noun

Anglistics (uncountable)

  1. (humanities, rare) Synonym of English studies
    • 1927, Lawrence Counselman Wroth, editor, The Johns Hopkins Alumni Magazine: Published in the Interest of the University and the Alumni‎, volume 15, Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, page 116:
      The history of our English department thus begins with one of the greatest names that Anglistics in America has to offer.
    • 1930, Kemp Malone, “The Terminology of Anglistics.”, in The English Journal, volume 19, number 8, →JSTOR, page 643:
      Regularly on the Continent, and widely in America as well, that part of Anglistics devoted to the editing of texts is called English philology.

References

  1. ^ “Anglistics”, in Collins English Dictionary: “‹ G Anglistik, equiv. to Anglist anglist + -ik -ics”
  2. ^ “Anglistics”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present: “modification of German anglistik, from anglist + -ik -ics”
  3. ^ “Anglistik” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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