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Linguistics Research Guide
Research guide for courses and research projects in linguistics.
* List of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc.) * Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists) * 200 language maps.
Containing over 500 alphabetically arranged entries and an expansive glossary, the Encyclopedia of Linguistics explores the varied perspectives, figures, and methodologies that make up the field.
Introductory entries on 80 ideas that have shaped the study of language up to the present day, written by experts in the fields of linguistics and the philosophy of language.
A bibliographic guide to information sources for linguistics, DeMiller's detailed citations describe and evaluate each work, often offering comparisons to similar titles.
Online Reference Materials
Check the Wikipedia article for a language, and you'll likely find lots of citations to Ethnologue.
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,909 known living languages.
NOTE: When downloading a guide for a language, you will be asked to agree to the license terms. If you agree and click through, Ethnologue will place your “order” before your download will start. Ethnologue manages their downloads for Institutional licenses in this manner and you won’t be charged due to the university's institutional subscription.
142 world maps and numerous regional maps - all in colour - display the geographical distribution of features of pronunciation and grammar, such as number of vowels, tone systems, gender, plurals, tense, word order, and body part terminology.
A detailed account of the language families of each region of the world, with more than 30 full-color maps identify the geographical distribution of languages, both historical and contemporary.