Research Guide

Linguistics Sources in the Library

Reference Sources-- This page includes a selective compilation of bibliographies, dictionaries, and reference guides pertaining to research in Linguistics. The titles are located in the Humanities Reference Department.

The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics

P29 .E48 1994

This ten volume set is international in scope and directed at an academic and professional audience, although the entries are not intended to be incomprehensible to the novice. Name and title indexes, as well as a general article list, are included.

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

P29 .I58 1992
This four volume set is designed for students and scholars in linguistics and related areas. An index is included.

Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology

PE1580 .B35 1994
Traces the origins of 25,000 words from modern English.

Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

PE 1580 .K47
The author of this 2 volume set wanted to clear up what he saw as unnecessary vagueness in earlier etymological dictionaries and includes origins for words he found explained elsewhere as "of undetermined origin." Appears to trace words to language origins, but not to source of first recorded use.

PE1580 .M6 1988
Traces the origins of several thousand words and phrases. The tone is not overly scholarly, and the entries are selectively chosen as "more interesting words and phrases."

Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

PE1580 .S5 1910
This 1 volume work includes the language and history of the word defined as well as the references for that word.

Idioms and Phrases Index

PE 1689 .I3 1983
This three volume set is an index to over thirty idiom and phrase dictionaries. Each volume includes a bibliography of references. It is arranged alphabetically by first significant word.

Dictionary of American Regional English

PE 2843 .D52 1985
This work in progress is based on fieldwork based ib interviewing "informants" regarding aspects of word use.

Databases

MLA (Modern Language Association International Bibliography)

The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. The MLA International Bibliography provides access to scholarly research in over 3,000 journals and series. It also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.

MLA is accessible through "Indexes and Databases" option from the libraries' webpage.

LLBA (Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts)

LLBA includes abstracts of articles from 2000 journals worldwide, as well as monographs, books, technical reports, dissertations, and citations for book reviews. Coverage is from 1973 to present. The library receives semi-annual updates.