augenphilologie

noun

au·​gen·​phi·​lo·​lo·​gie

ˈau̇gənˌfēləlōˈgē,

-fə̇ˌlōl-

plural -s

: linguistics that misrepresents the realities of speech because of overemphasis on writing

Word History

Etymology

German, literally, philology of the eyes, from augen (plural of auge eye) + philologie philology

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