Subject Guide: Linguistics
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Reference Sources in the Library:
- A select list of linguistics sources available in the library's Reference section.
Web Resources:
- A select list of resources available on the Web.
Citation Guides:
- Use these guides (MLA Guide, Other guides) to learn how to cite the materials you find and create a bibliography.
Reference Sources in the Library:
Definitions and Concepts
Atlases and Maps
Languages and Writing Systems
Nonverbal Communication
Definitions and Concepts
A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. P 29 .C65 2003 REF.
Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of Language. P 106 .c5946 REF.
Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics. P 40 .C564 2001 REF.
Encyclopedia of Semiotics. P 99 .E64 REF.
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. P 227 .I52 REF.
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. (4 vols.) P 29 .I58 2003 REF.
Phonetic Symbol Guide. P 226 .P85 REF.
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Atlases and Maps
Atlas of Languages: The Origin and Development of Languages Throughout the World. P 106 .A85 REF.
Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change, A Multimedia Reference Tool. PE 2808 .L26 2006 REF.DESK
World Atlas of Language Structures. G 3201 .E3 W67 2005 REF.
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Languages and Writing Systems
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages. P 371 .C357 REF.
Compendium of the World's Languages. (2 vols.) P 371 .C36 REF.
Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages. P 40.5 .L33 E53 2007 REF.
Facts About the World's Languages. P 371 .F33 REF.
Manual of Foreign Languages. P 37.3 .M36 REF.
The World's Writing Systems. P 211 .W714 REF.
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Nonverbal Communication
American Sign Langugage: A Comprehensive Dictionary. HV 2475 .S77 REF.
Canadian Dictionary of ASL. HV 2475 .C36 2002 REF.
Dictionnaire des gestes. P 117 .C373 2005 REF.
Nonverbal Communication: A Research Guide and Bibliography. P 99.5 .K4 REF.
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Web Resources:
Selected Linguistics Meta Sites
Linguist List
A website run by linguistics professors and graduate students with over 2,000 pages of information; also hosts several linguistics mailing lists.
Linguistic Resources on the Internet (by SIL International)
A large collection of links to web sites on linguistics topics including speech, phonetics, morphology, grammar, syntax, semantics, languages, text analysis, corpus linguistics, and more.
Languages
Ethnologue
The most comprehensive database of information on languages has the number of speakers, locations, dialects, and other sociolinguistic data on over 6,900 languages.
European Minority Languages
Provides links to online resources on minority "or minoritized" languages; organized by language and by language family.
iLoveLanguages (formerly Human-Languages Page)
A redesign of The Human-Languages Page and the Languages catalog of the WWW Virtual Library, this site brings together over 2,400 links to information on languages (dictionaries, language lessons, etc.) from around the world.
IDEA (International Dialects of English Archive)
This archive provides downloadable recordings of accent and dialect speakers from many regions of the world.
International Clearing House for Endangered Languages
A collection of related information such as the UNESCO Red Book of Endangered Languages and links to more.
OLAC: Open Language Archives Community
A large library of language resources.
Omniglot: A Guide to Writing Systems & Languages of the World.
This site provides information on all languages and over 160 different alphabets and other writing systems.
Phonetic Alphabet Chart (by the International Phonetic Association)
This is the International Phonetic Alphabet, the standard used for phonetic representation of all languages.
Speech Accent Archive
This is a database of speech samples recorded by native and non-native speakers of English, in Quicktime format. Searchable by language of the speaker and geographic region. Also has phonetic inventory of world languages and links to more information on world languages, phonetics and accents.
For dictionaries and language learning resources see also the Mount Allison U. Library subject guides for French, German, Japanese, and Spanish, and the Reference & Quick Facts page: Dictionaries & Thesauri.
Nonverbal Communication
Center for Nonverbal Studies
The main part of this site is the Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs, and Body Language Cues compiled by David Given, a CNS researcher. The dictionary includes hundreds of entries with illustrations and scientific explanations.
American Sign Language Browser (by Michigan State University)
An online ASL dictionary that allows you to see a QuickTime video of each word being signed.