Linguistics Subject Guide
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Find Articles and Journals
Note: The UHM Library subscribes to many journals in both paper and electronic formats. Use a database or index to locate articles. To find a specific journal title in electronic format, search the library's list of electronic journals. Use Hawaii Voyager to find paper (and some electronic) formats for specific journal titles. If you do not find the journal you are looking for, please ask for further assistance at a reference desk.
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Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,650
serials, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to
the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200
journals.
Bibliographic Databases in Linguistics
Search access a collection of databases in linguistics held by the CL/MT Research Group at the University of Essex.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. Dates covered are from 1973 to the present.
MLA International Bibliography
The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books and articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), an organization dedicated to the study and teaching of language and literature.
Web of Science
A multidisciplinary index covering the journal literature of the sciences (Science Citation Index Expanded) as well as both the Social Sciences Citation Index and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Approximately 70% of the records have author abstracts. Online coverage from 1980 to present.
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ERIC via Ebscohost or ERIC via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature.
JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection
Provides full-text journal backfiles in various disciplines. The JSTOR project's primary goal is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. Selected journals in the following subject areas are available: African-American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
PAIS International is an index to the world's public and social policy literature in the fields of business, economics, local and federal government, political science, international relations, finance, and other social sciences. It has references and in some cases abstracts of articles from over 3,660 journal titles, books, gray literature, internet material, conference proceedings, government and ngo documents and statistical publications. 1915-present.
Psycinfo
PsycINFO provides citations and abstracts of international journal articles, chapters, books, technical reports and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines. Produced by the American Psychological Association it covers over 1,400 journals, representing professional and scientific literature from over 50 countries going back to 1872. Chapter and book coverage includes worldwide English language material published since 1987.
Use the Find It button to link to fulltext journal articles.
Sociological Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts is an index with abstracts to the literature of sociology from 2,700 journals and other serials, books, dissertations, and conference papers published worldwide. Coverage is from 1963 and includes all facets of sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, education, law and penology, race relations, social psychology and urban studies. Use the Find It button to link to fulltext journal articles.
Find Books & Dissertations
Hawaii Voyager Library Catalog
Use the online catalog to find books, journals, dissertations, videos, more.
Dissertations and Theses
Dissertations & Theses (PQD&T) includes bibliographic citations for the doctoral and master's work of authors from more than 1,000 graduate schools and universities dating back to 1861. More than 750,000 dissertations and theses from 1997 on have been digitized and are available for PDF download.
New Books at UHM Library
Interface for identifying new books. Can be limited by keyword and date range.
WorldCat
Large catalog of library catalogs - find books throughout the world.
Atlases, Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias, Guides & Handbooks
Atlases
The atlas of languages : the origin and development of languages throughout the world
Hamilton Main Reference P106 .L67 1997
Atlas of the world's languages
Hamilton Main Reference - Atlas Cases G1046.E3 A8 1994
Atlas of the world's languages in danger of disappearing
Hamilton Main Reference P40.5 .L33 1996
Encyclopedias, Glossaries, and Guides
The Cambridge encyclopedia of language
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .C64 1997
Concise history of the language sciences
Hamilton Main Reference P121 .C585 1995
Current trends in linguistics
Hamilton Main P25 .S4 1998
The encyclopedia of language and linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .E48 1994
International encyclopedia of linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .I58 1992
A glossary for English transformational grammar
Hamilton Main PE1680 .P25 1972
Glossary of American technical linguistic usage
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .H32 1964
A glossary of linguistic terminology
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .P39 1966
Glossary of transformational grammar
Hamilton Main Reference P158 .A4 1978
Language and communication: a cross-cultural encyclopedia
P29 .F47 1998 Hamilton Main Reference
Linguistics : a guide to the reference literature
Hamilton Main Reference P121 .D45 1991
Phonetic symbol guide
Hamilton Main Reference P221 .P85 1986
The principles of the International Phonetic Association
Hamilton Main P227 .I5 1974
Dictionaries
A dictionary of linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .P4
A dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .C65 1997
A dictionary of logic as applied in the study of language: concepts, methods, theories
Hamilton Main BC9 .D48
An encyclopedic dictionary of language and languages
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .C68 1992
Encyclopedic dictionary of semiotics
Hamilton Main Reference P99 .E65 1994
Encyclopedic dictionary of the sciences of language
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .D813
A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .C7
Global linguistic connections
Hamilton Main Reference P125 .G58 1983
Longman dictionary of applied linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .R52 1985
Routledge dictionary of language and linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P29 .B875 1996
Bibliographies
Bibliography of bibliographies of the languages of the world
Hamilton Main Reference P371 .T76 1990
Bibliography of contemporary linguistic research
Hamilton Main P121 .G38 1978
A bibliography of linguistic esoterica: 1970
Hamilton Main Z7001 .D58
Bibliography of semiotics, 1975-1985
Hamilton Main P99 .E82 1986
Bibliography of works published by the Indiana University Linguistics Club
Hamilton Main Reference P121 .I532 1991
Linguistics and English linguistics
Hamilton Main Z7001 .A4
Modern language review
Hamilton Main PB1 .M65
World dictionaries in print: a guide to general and subject dictionaries in world languages
Hamilton Main Z7004 .D5 W66
Directories
Directory of foreign language service organizations
Hamilton Main Reference P57 .U7 B4 1985
Directory of programs in linguistics in the United States and Canada
Hamilton Main P57 .U7L64 1993
Guide to grants and fellowships in linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P53 .G78
Guide to grants and fellowships in languages & linguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P57 .U7 G85
MLA directory of periodicals
online
Speaking of language : an international directory of language service organizations
Hamilton Main Reference P51 .C6257 1993
Handbooks
The handbook of contemporary semantic theory
Hamilton Main P326.H28 1996
Handbook of language & ethnic identity
Hamilton Main P35 .H34 1999
The handbook of morphology
Hamilton Main Reference P241.H36 1998
The handbook of phonological theory
Hamilton Main Reference P217.H27 1995
The handbook of sociolinguistics
Hamilton Main Reference P40.H3426 1996
Biographies
Directory of American scholars 1942-1999
Hamilton Main Reference CT215 .D5
Portraits of linguists: a biographical source book for the history of western linguistics, 1746-1963
Hamilton Main Reference P83 .S4
Selected Journals for Second Language Studies
"Selected Periodicals" include those listed in Katz, Bill Magazines for Libraries, 2004, PN4832.K2 CVR, that are currently owned by Hamilton Library. Search the library catalog for complete holdings information.
Australian
journal of linguistics
P1.A977
Annual review of applied linguistics
P129.A22
Applied
linguistics
P129.A66
Applied
psycholinguistics
P37.A75
Anthropological linguistics
P1 .A59
Canadian journal of linguistics
P1.C3
Clinical linguistics & phonetics
RC423.A1 C57
Cognitive linguistics
P37 .C57
Diachronica
P1 .D48
Dictionaries
P327 .D53
ELT Journal
PE1128.A2 E5
Folia linguistica
P3 .F65
Foreign language annals
PB1 .F67
Forum
for modern language studies
PB1 .F6
The Georgetown journal of languages
and linguistics
P1.G46
General linguistics
P1.G45
International
journal of American linguistics
PM101.I5
International
review of applied linguistics in language teaching
(IRAL)
P51.I15
Issues and developments in English
and applied linguistics: IDEAL
PE1128.A1 I8
Issues in applied linguistics: IAL
P129.I85
Journal
of English linguistics
PE1001.J65
Journal
of linguistics
P1.J6
Journal
of pidgin and creole languages
PM7831 .J68 (Hamilton Special-Creole | 5th Floor)
Journal
of pragmatics
P99.4.P72 J68
Language
P1.L3
Language acquisition
P118 .L249
Language
and communication
P87 .L36
Language
in society
P41 .L34
Language
learning
P1 .L33
Language research in progress
P11.W37
Language
sciences
P1.L314
Language
variation and change
P120.V37 L32
Lingua
P9 .L47
Linguistics
and education
P40.8 .L56
Linguistic
inquiry
P1.L56
Linguistics
and philosophy
P1.A1 L513
Modern language journal
PB1 .M47
Review of applied linguistics
P123.K265a
Second
language research
P118 .S366
Studies
in language
P1.A1 S87
Studies
in second language acquisition
P118.S83
TESOL
quarterly
PE1001 .T43
About the Linguistics Collection
The Linguistics collection contains approximately 15,000 books and many current subscriptions to periodicals and other serials supporting interests in Linguistics, as well as thousands of other books and journals in related fields. The collection reflects the focus of the Department of Linguistics, emphasizing descriptive and comparative linguistics, general linguistic theory, language contact and variation, ethnolinguistics, language development, and language data processing.
The department's interests in Asia and Oceania result in heavy use of the Asia, Pacific and Hawaiian collections. Materials in the areas of language disorders, neurology, artificial intelligence, linguistic data processing, mathematical linguistics, electronic data processing are housed in the Science and Technology collection.
Other Resources
The Tsuzaki/Reincke Creole Collection, housed in Special Collections, is a catalogued collection of materials of special interest to pidgin/creole scholars as well as to sociolinguists and ethnolinguists.
Collection Development Policy Statement for Linguistics