Linguistics Research Guide

Key Databases Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts provides indexing and abstracting of 1199 international journals in linguistics and language use from 1973 to the present. An important source for researchers in language teaching, linguistics, discourse studies, computer science, psychology, and more. MLA International Bibliography is the premiere reference tool for the critical study of language, literature, and folkore. It provides citations to books, book chapters, periodical articles, and dissertations in all languages for all periods beginning with the Middle Ages. Expanded Academic ASAP (in InfoTrac Web) has citations, abstracts, and selected full-text articles from scholarly and general journals covering all academic disciplines. ProQuest Direct provides convenient search and retrieval from thousands of publications. Many articles are in full-text and image format. Full-Text Resources The Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language and is the definitive historical dictionary of the English language. This dictionary includes words from 1150 CE to the present day and over two million dated quotations from the English language. Oxford Reference Online provides dictionary, language, and subject reference resources in a fully-indexed, cross-searchable database. JSTOR has full-text access (with a search interface) to important academic journals, including 80 language and literature journals.   Other Resources Print Reference Sources Selected Web Resources Philosophy Research Guide Modern Languages Research Guide   Class Websites

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Oxford English Dictionary is the most comprehensive dictionary of the English language.