- onomastics or onomatology: the study of proper names and the origins of names; from the Greek ónoma (name) [please please do not confuse onomastics with onamism]
- anthroponomastics or anthroponymy: the study of the names of people
- toponymy: the study of the origins and meanings of place names
- etymology: the study of the history of words
- philology: the study of the form and meaning of a linguistic expression, how words change over time and between culture; from the Greek philos (loved, beloved, dear, friend) and logos (word, articulation, reason)
- linguistic typology: the study and classifications of languages according to their structural features
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