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Linguistics: Complete List

Resources and tips for research in linguistics, including etymology, dialects, language acquisition, and more.

General Reference Sources

Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language Ref P 29.C64 1987
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. First edition. Ref PE 1072.C68 1995
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Second edition. Ref PE 1072.C68 2004
Dictionary of Language and Linguistics Ref P 29.H34 1972
Encyclopaedia of Language 3rd Floor - P 106.A46 1990
Encyclopedia of Human Intelligence. 2 volumes. Ref BF 431.E59 1994
Encyclopedia of Semiotics Ref P 99.E64 1998
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Language and Languages Ref P 29.C68 1992
Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Sciences of Language Ref P 29.D813 1979
A Glossary of Morphology Ref P 241.B378 2004
Glossary of Linguistic Terminology Ref P 29.P39 1966
A Glossary of Sociolinguistics (Trudgill) Ref P 40.T747 2003
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics Ref P 129.H33 2004
Handbook of Bilingualism Ref P 115.H365 2004
Handbook of English Linguistics Ref PE 1106.A27 2006
International Encyclopedia of Communications. 4 volumes. Ref P 87.5.I15 1989
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. First edition. 4 volumes. Ref P 29.I58 1992
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Second edition. 4 volumes. Ref P 29.I58 2003
Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia Ref P 29.F47 1998
The Linguistics Encyclopedia. Second edition. Ref P 29.L52 2002
Literary, Rhetorical, and Linguistics Terms Index Ref P 29.5.U72 1983
The Oxford Companion to the English Language Ref PE 31.O94 1992
Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics Ref P 29.B875 1996
Semiotics and Languages: An Analytical Dictionary Ref P 99.G6913 1982
The World's Major Languages Ref P 371.W6 1987

Etymology

American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots Ref P 615.A43 1985
Barnhardt Dictionary of Etymology Ref PE 1580.B35 1988
A Browser's Dictionary (Ciardi) Ref PE 1574.C55 1980
Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins Ref PE 689.H47 1987
Etymological Dictionary of the English Language Ref PE 1580.S5 1961
The Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins. Third edition. Ref PE 1689.H47 2004
Ologies and Isms: A Dictionary of Word Beginnings and Endings Ref PE 1175.Q46 2002
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary. 2 volumes. Ref PE 1580.P3 1966
Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Ref PE 1580.O5 1969
Spoonerisms, Sycophants, and Sops Ref PE 1574.B57 1988

Regional and Historical Sources

The African Heritage of American English Ref PE 102.N4.H65 1993
The American Language: An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States. 3 volumes. (H. L. Mencken) Ref PN 2808.M4 1936
Anglo-Norman Dictionary. 7 fascicles. Ref PC 2946.M6 1977
Anglo-Saxon Dictionary. 2 volumes. Ref PE 279.B52 1980
The Atlas of North American English: Phonetics, Phonology and Sound Change Ref PE 2808.L26 2006
British English A to Zed Ref PE 1704.S38 1987
British English for American Readers Ref PE 1704.G67 1992
Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages Ref P 371.C357 2004
Cambridge History of the English Language Ref PE 1072.C36
Dictionary of American English on Historical Principles. 4 volumes. Ref PE 2835.C7 1938
Dictionary of American Regional English. 4 volumes. Ref PE 2843.D52
Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles Ref PE 2835.D5 1951
Dictionary of the English Language (reprint of the 1755 edition by Samuel Johnson) Ref PE 1620.J6 1979
Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe Ref P 380.E53 1998
English Dialect Dictionary. 6 volumes. Ref PE 1766.E54 1898
Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 15th edition. Ref P 371.E83 2005
A Guide to World Language Dictionaries Ref P 361.D25 1998
Handbook of Middle English Ref PE 535.M62 1988
Handbook of Varieties of English. 3 volumes. Includes computer file. Ref PE 1711.H36 2004
Linguistic Atlas of Late Mediaeval English. 4 volumes. Ref PE 1705.M35 1986
Middle English Dictionary. Many volumes. (Kurath) Ref PE 679.M54
Middle-English Dictionary (Stratmann) Ref PE 679.S7 1986
Oxford English Dictionary. Second edition. 20 volumes. Ref PE 1625.M7 1989
Guide to the Oxford English Dictionary Ref PE 1617.O94.B47 1993
Third Barnhardt Dictionary of New English Ref PE 1630.B3 1990

Grammar and Usage

The Appropriate Word: Finding the Best Way to Say What You Mean Ref PE 1591.H66 1990
The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language Ref PE 1106.H74 2002
The Cambridge Guide to English Usage Ref PE 1464.P47 2004
The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage (Bernstein) Ref PE 1460.B4617
Chicago Manual of Style. 14th edition. Ref Z 253.U69 1993
Columbia Guide to Standard American English (Wilson) Ref PE 2835.W55 1993
Dictionary of American-English Usage (Nicholson) Ref PE 2835.N5 1957
Dictionary of Contemporary American Usage (Evans) Ref PE 2835.E84 1957
Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Second edition. (Fowler) Ref PE 1628.F65 1965
Frequency Analysis of English Usage (Francis) Ref PE 2839.F7 1982
Garner's Modern American Usage Ref PE 2827.G37 2003
Harper Dictionary of Contemporary Usage (Morris) Ref PE 1680.M59 1985
International English Usage (Morris) Ref PE 1460.T64 1987
Modern American Usage: A Guide (Follett) 3rd Floor - PE 2835.F6 1966
Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar Ref PE 1097.C47 1994
Usage and Abusage (Partridge) 3rd Floor - PE 1460.P27 1995
Webster's New World Guide to Current American Usage Ref PE 2835.R36 1988

Slang Dictionaries

Dictionary of Sexual Slang Ref HQ 9.R53 1993
Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English Ref PE 3721.P3 1984
Gutter Life and Language in the Early "Street" Literature of England Ref PE 3724.O3.H44 1988
Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang Ref PE 3727.N4.M34 1994
The Language of the Civil War Ref E 468.9.W755 2001
Mobspeak: The Dictionary of Crime Terms Ref HV 6017.S54 2003
New Dictionary of American Slang Ref PE 2846.C46 1986
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang Ref PE 3721.O94 1992
Prison Slang: Words and Expressions Depicting Life Behind Bars Ref PE 3727.P74.B46 1992
Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. Vol. 1: A-G Ref PE 2846.H57 1994
Slang & Sociability Ref PE 3727.S8.E255 1996
Thesaurus of American Slang Ref PE 2846.C465 1989
Thesaurus of Slang Ref PE 3721.L45 1988
War Slang: Fighting Words and Phrases of Americans... Ref PE 3727.S7.D53 1994

Specialized Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms Ref PE 2839.A47 1997
The American Heritage Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs Ref PE 1319.A57 2005
Catch Phrases, Cliches and Idioms: A Dictionary of Familiar Expressions Ref PE 1689.C74 1990
Dictionary of American Idioms. Second edition. Ref PE 2839.D5 1987
Dictionary of Cliches Ref PE 1689.R65 1989
Dictionary of Jargon Ref PE 1689.G73 1987
Dictionary of the American West Ref PE 2970.W4.B5 1992
Dictionary of the Old West Ref PE 2970.W4.W3 1976
Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education Ref LC 3707.E53 1998
An Encyclopedia of Swearing Ref PE 3724 O3.H84 2006
The Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches Ref PE 1689.A48 2001
Have a Nice Day--No Problem! A Dictionary of Cliches Ref PE 1689.A48 1991
How Not to Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms Ref PE 1449.H548 2002
Informal English Ref PE 2835.K33 2005
In the Field: The Language of the Vietnam War Ref PE 3727.S7.R4 1991
Loanwords Dictionary Ref PE 1670.L58 1988
Mountain Range: A Dictionary of Expressions from Appalachia to the Ozarks Ref PE 2970.A6.H46 1997
Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage Ref PE 1689.M23 1987
O Brave New World! Native American Loanwords in Current English Ref PE 3102.I55.C88 1994
The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms Ref PE 1464.O94 2004
Sahibs, Nabobs, and Boxwallahs: A Dictionary of the Words of Anglo-India Ref PE 3502.I64.L49 1991
Sports Talk: A Dictionary of Sports Metaphors Ref PE 1689.P27 1989
Western Lore and Language: A Dictionary for Enthusiasts of the American West Ref PE 2970.W4.C58 1996
Words of the Vietnam War Ref PE 3727.S7.C57 1990