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Cambridge Grammar of the English Language
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Burling Reserve PE1106 .H74 2002
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
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Burling Reference P29 .I58 2003 (4 volumes)
The World Atlas of Language Structures
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P143 .W67x 2005
World's Writing Systems
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Z40 .W65 1996
The World's Writing Systems is the only available work to explore in depth how scripts are applied to individual languages. Every major writing system is presented in a passage of text, accompanied by a romanized version, a phonetic transcription, and an English translation. A bibliography concludes each entry.
Provides full text of a wealth of facts, figures, definitions, and translations from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth, scholarly entries.
Some full text. Reference Universe helps you find the right article--the authoritative article--to begin your research, whether it's on your shelves in a reference work or in an online reference database.
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Databases
1-popular Useful for coverage of newspapers and some popular magazines 1980's-present; use the Power Search.
Access World News Research Collection
Mostly 1990's-present online resource that provides full-text information from over 3,900 United States and international newspapers, news services, magazines, blogs, transcripts, and more.
Books, media, Web sites, databases, art work, and more.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
3-primary; subjects covered include the nature, use, and teaching of language as well as linguistics, phonetics, speech, communication, sociolinguistics, philosophy of language, hearing and speech physiology, and related topics.
1800s-. Combination of the former Anthropological Literature and Anthropology Index. Indexes journal articles and edited works in archaeology, anthropology and linguistics; also covers sociology, history, ethnohistory, demography, geography, international development, and human genetics.
1888-. Full-text online resource serving the research, teaching, and professional needs of anthropologists. Developed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA).
"A database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Topics covered include all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties."
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) [EBSCO]
1966-current. Indexes education-related literature, including library science. Covers journal articles, dissertations, government documents, conference proceedings, and much more.
Mobile access to ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) [EBSCO]
PsycINFO/Sociological Abstracts/MEDLINE/Biological Sciences
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Social Sciences Citation Index
Contact a Librarian for access to the Social Sciences Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.
Contact Kevin Engel (engelk@grinnell.edu)for access to the Science Citation Index. A unique database that allows you to discover who has cited (referred to) a particular article or book since it was originally published.
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Reference Sources
A machine usable dictionary containing 150837 words with up to 26 linguistic and psycholinguistic attributes for each - psychological measures are recorded for only about 2500 words. The dictionary may be of use to researchers in psychology or linguistics to develop sets of experimental stimuli, or those in artificial intelligence and computer science who require psychological and linguistic descriptions of words.
English Lexicon Project Web Site
The English Lexicon Project affords access to a large set of lexical characteristics, along with behavioral data from visual lexical decision and naming studies for thousands of words and nonwords. Researchers interested in psycholinguistics, human memory, computational modeling, and other fields will find these data useful.
Web portal maintained by the Universidad de La Rioja (Spain) offering a table of contents alerting service and some full text of Spanish-language journal articles and dissertations. Note: Grinnell College does not have a subscription to Dialnet; full text access is limited to the small percentage of the portal's free content.
The Linguistic Society of America (LSA) was founded in 1924 to advance the scientific study of language. LSA plays a critical role in supporting and disseminating linguistic scholarship both to professional linguists and to the general public.
International Linguistics Community Online; a forum where academic linguists can discuss linguistic issues and exchange linguistic information.
Provides 24/7 access to over 4.9 million primary source photos from 1825 to the present. Additionally, provides audio, video, graphics and interactives. Constantly updated, AP Images is an important resource for virtually every discipline. This database may be used for educational purposes only. Images may not be posted on the Web or otherwise made available electronically to anyone outside the Grinnell College community. These images may not be republished or distributed in newspapers, newsletters, magazines, brochures, catalogs, yearbooks, calendars, posters, or similar materials.
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The full text of journals, magazines, newspapers, and books available online through the Grinnell College Libraries.
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