Philology means a great deal, including the comparative study of languages; and it requires a very special natural gift in acquiring languages, to be of any very practical value to you.

• 语言学涉及的门类很广，包括各种语言的比较研究；学习语言学需要有学会多种语言的特殊天赋，才能对你有非常实用的价值。