Start with background information
Starting with a subject encyclopedia is a great way to learn the main outlines of your topic and help you to focus your research question.
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Annual Review of LinguisticsEach issue contains articles summarizing important developments in the field of linguistics.
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International Encyclopedia of Linguistics by ISBN: 0195139771Publication Date: 2003Online encyclopedia with in-depth overviews of important topics in linguistics
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Oxford English DictionaryDefinitive record of the meaning, history and evolution of English words over the last 1500 years.
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Oxford Reference OnlineSearch for scholarly entries in encyclopedias and dictionaries on language and linguistics.
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Credo ReferenceGrowing collection of electronic reference books -- dictionaries, encyclopedias, bilinguals, almanacs, handbooks, atlases, and directories.
Find articles in scholarly journals
Search these library databases for scholarly articles on topics of interest in the study of linguistics. These are only starting points -- Ask a Librarian if you do not find exactly what you need.
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)Best database to find scholarly journal articles on all aspects of linguistics.
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MLA International Bibliography with Full TextProduced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the electronic version of the bibliography dates back to the 1920s. The database contains millions of citations as well as full text for 1,000 journals.
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ERIC on ProQuest (1966 - current)ERIC is the largest database for articles and other documents in the field of education, including language learning and teaching.
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PsycINFOPsycInfo is the best place to look for psychology-related topics, including information related to the psychology of learning and language acquisition.
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Google ScholarUsing this link will let Google Scholar know you are affiliated with UIC and provide links to UIC resources.
Cite your sources
There are many tools that support managing your own citation database and quickly building bibliographies. UIC Library provides RefWorks for this purpose. For more on RefWorks and other options, see the RefWorks research guide.
Liaison Librarian for Linguistics
Carl Lehnen
Contact:
Richard J. Daley Library
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 60607
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 60607
312-413-0020
Subjects:Languages & Literature