speechlore UK /ˈspiːt͡ʃˌlɔː/US /ˈspit͡ʃˌloɹ/ noun2 •The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics.Morris mastered the secrets of English wordlore as much better than Shakespeare as the manifold development of the science of language (speechlore) naturally enabled him to do. — 1910 •Philology; grammar.After the publication of Redecraft, nearly all William Barnes's literary energies were given to "Speechlore," as he called Philology. — 1887
