Anglistics

English

Alternative forms
  • anglistics

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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