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Three branches of traditional linguistics

Phonology Exegesis Scriptology

Phonology is the study of the condition and development of sounds, rhymes, and tones in ancient Chinese and in various periods of history.

Exegesis is the traditional Chinese study of the meaning of words in ancient books.

The science of writing is the study of writing; the study of ancient writing is a fringe discipline of linguistics, history, and archaeology.