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Dictionaries and encyclopedias
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
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Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780199675128Publication Date: 2014In 3,250 entries the Dictionary spans grammar, phonetics, semantics, languages (spoken and written), dialects, and sociolinguistics. It incorporates entries on key scholars of linguistics, both ancient and modern, summarising their specialisms and achievements.
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International Encyclopedia of LinguisticsOnline encyclopedia on linguistics, including historical, comparative, formal, mathematical, functional, philosophical, and sociolinguistics including connections of linguistics with other disciplines of computer science, mathematics, philosophy, the social and behavioral sciences, and literary studies.
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Oxford Reference OnlineContains 100 language and subject dictionaries and reference works spanning the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
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WikipediaCiting Wikipedia is generally not acceptable for research papers, however, it is a great starting point to get background information and can lead to scholarly sources. Also, see Academic Use of Wikipedia
More dictionaries and encyclopedias covering Linguistics.
For other dictionaries or encyclopedias covering other topics, search that topic and "dictionaries" or "encyclopedias" as SUBJECTS in ADVANCED SEARCH. For example: "sociolinguistics" and "dictionaries".
Language reference and dictionaries
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Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures (APiCS)Information on 130 grammatical and lexical features of 76 pidgin and creole languages from around the world.
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Ethnologue: Languages of the WorldEthnologue: Languages of the World is a comprehensive reference work cataloging all of the world's known living languages. Our subscription features include: language profiles, classic static country language maps, country profiles, and language family trees (classification).
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GlottologComprehensive reference information for the world's languages, especially lesser known languages.
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OLAC Language Resource Catalog SearchFrom the Open Language Archives Community (OLAC), it provides citations and some direct access to information about languages, including details of text collections, audio recordings, dictionaries, and software, sourced from dozens of digital and traditional archives.
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Omniglot: the Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and LanguagesA guide to languages, alphabets, syllabaries and other writing systems. Also contains details of many of the languages written with those writing systems and links to a wide range of language-related resources, such as fonts, online dictionaries and online language courses.
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WikipediaCiting Wikipedia is generally not acceptable for research papers, however, it is a great starting point to get background information and can lead to scholarly sources. Also, see Academic Use of Wikipedia
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World Atlas of Language StructuresDatabase of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars) by a team of 55 authors.
Language Dictionaries
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Oxford English Dictionary OnlineFull-text of the 2nd ed. The OED covers words from across the English-speaking world. It also offers etymological analysis, listings of variant spellings, and shows pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
For dual foreign language and English dictionaries, search "dictionaries", "english", "language" and the name of the foreign language as SUBJECTS in ADVANCED SEARCH. For example: "dictionaries", "english", "language" "arabic". Also, consult the language research guides.
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