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Linguistics Library Guide

Research guide for courses and research projects in linguistics.

Encyclopedias & Reference

Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics by Keith Brown (Editor-In-Chief)
Call Number: P 29 .E48 2006 and online

ISBN: 0080442994

Publication Date: 2005

* 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.
Encyclopedia of Linguistics by Philipp Strazny (Editor)
Call Number: P 29 .E483 2005

ISBN: 1579583911

Publication Date: 2004

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.
Key Ideas in Linguistics and the Philosophy of Language by Siobhan Chapman; Christopher Routledge
Call Number: P107 .K48 2009 and online

ISBN: 9780748626199

Publication Date: 2009

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.
Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature by Anna L. DeMiller; James Rettig (Contribution by)
Call Number: P 121 .D44 2000 and online

ISBN: 1563086190

Publication Date: 2000

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.

Ethnologue
An encyclopedic reference work cataloging over 7000 of the world’s 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. NOTE: No login is required.

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Second edition. 2003
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
Dictionary of Languages
Second edition. 2004

Language Maps

The World Atlas of Language Structures by Bernard Comrie; Hans-Jörg Bibiko (As told to); Hagen Jung (As told to); Claudia Schmidt (As told to); Martin Haspelmath; David Gil; Matthew S. Dryer
Call Number: P 143 .W67 2005

ISBN: 0199255911

Publication Date: 2005

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.
The Atlas of Languages by Bernard Comrie; Stephen Matthews; Maria Polinsky
Call Number: P107 .A87 2003

ISBN: 9780816051236

Publication Date: 2003

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.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language by David Crystal
Call Number: P 29 .C64 1997

ISBN: 0521550505

Publication Date: 1997

Second edition includes color maps.

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