LIN 101: Introduction to Linguistics
- Library
- LibGuides
- LIN 101: Introduction to Linguistics
- Find Books and Articles
Keywords
Remember that you need to use keywords when searching in library resources. Think about keywords that might be used to describe your topic and brainstorm synonyms for those words to include in your searching as well. Use "" when you want to search multiple terms as a phrase. Keep in mind that the name of your language may be spelled in different ways.
Don't forget to use words like AND, OR, and NOT (boolean operators) between your keywords to broaden or narrow your search.
Examples of keywords: language, linguistics, "language acquisition" gender, dialect
Sample search strings: gender AND language OR linguistics;
Get Background Information
- OED (Oxford English Dictionary) This link opens in a new windowThe complete text of the Oxford English Dictionary's twenty-volume Second Edition and three-volume Additions Series, as well as draft material from the current OED project.
- GVRL (Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new windowA collection of reference ebooks in the following subject areas: Biography, Business, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Nation and World, Religion, Science, Social Science, World Literature and Its Times.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowFeatures thousands of entries published in Oxford University Press’s Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias. Individual Oxford titles to which we subscribe may be found on the Databases - By Subject pages.
- Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new windowIncludes an expansive range of Sage eBook and eReference content for students, researchers, and faculty. This collection includes scholarly monographs, reference works, handbooks, encyclopedias, textbooks and more.
Find Books, Media and Articles
Search the College Library's holdings and WorldCat
To request books that the College Library does not own, use EZBorrow
To request articles (and books) that the College Library does not own, use Interlibrary Loan