Research Resources:
Subject Research Guides:
Linguistics:
Print Reference Sources
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. 2nd ed.
A one-volume introductory reference, arranged in 11 parts comprising 65 thematic sections-e.g. the
functions of language, anatomy and physiology of speech, semantic development, and language planning.
Aimed at a non-specialist readership. Includes indexes, glossary, table of language families, and a
relatively brief bibliography. For greater depth, see The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics and
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, below.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.C64 1997 (also Douglass).
Concise Encyclopedia of Educational Linguistics.
Consists primarily of articles from The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (see below) many revised
and updated, plus a number of new articles, all dealing with the intersection of language and education.
In addition to the many topical articles, there is a section of biographies, plus a section on "The
Profession" including articles on journals, research centers, and professional associations. Each article
has a bibliography, and there are subject and name indexes.
ALEXANDER REF. P 40.8.C66 1998.
Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics.
Includes 274 articles reflecting "the user perspective on language," plus more than 30 brief biographies
of thinkers like J. L. Austin, S. I. Hayakawa, Edward Sapir, and Benjamin Lee Whorf. Articles include
brief bibliographies and there is an index.
ALEXANDER REF. P 99.4.P72C62 1998.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics.
More than 3000 entries on linguistic terms. A selection that is admittedly weak in its coverage of related
disciplines. A starting place, to be supplemented by other, more narrowly focused, sources.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.M34 1997.
Dictionary of Languages: the Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages.
An alphabetical listing of 400 languages and language families. Entries typically include the estimated
number of speakers, related languages or groups, a brief history, a map of the language's spread, samples
of the script, and, in most cases, the numerals, 1 to 10 as an example of how the language looks and
sounds.
ALEXANDER REF. P 371.P35 1998b (also Camden).
Dictionary of Linguistics & Phonetics. 5th ed.
Described by the author, David Crystal, as a "first dictionary" or a preliminary attempt to come to grips with the terminology of the field. Thus aimed at the undergraduate student
and students and scholars in related fields. Includes more than 5000 terms grouped in
3000 entries.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.C65 2003.
Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology.
Intended for students and teachers of linguistics, with definitions of nearly 2000 terms. Many definitions
include references to further readings, fully cited in a 30 page bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 216.T73 1996 (also Camden).
Dictionary of Sociolinguistics.
Includes 330 pages of definitions and 30 pages of bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 40.D477 2004.
**The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. 10 volumes.
Alphabetically arranged, with signed articles, many quite substantial and most including bibliographies.
International and interdisciplinary in scope. Includes name and subject indexes, a glossary, and a list of
major language and linguistics journals. Written by a distinguished group of scholars from around the
world.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.E48 1994 (also Camden).
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. 2nd edition.
Alphabetically arranged, with signed articles of up to 5,000 words, most including
bibliographies. Features a detailed index, a glossary, and extensive cross references. Aimed
at students and scholars "in linguistics and related fields." Written by a distinguished set
of contributors.
ALEXANDER REF. P29.I58 2003
Linguistics Encyclopedia.
A one-volume encyclopedia, with about 80 articles on major linguistic topics. Includes an index and a
bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.L52 1991 (also Camden).
MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences.
LSM Ref. BF 311.M556 1999 (also Camden and Dana).
Oxford Companion to the English Language.
Brief articles dealing with topics like national and regional variants of English, the history of the
language, grammar, writing, speech, education, style. Includes cross references, an index, and some
bibliographic notes. Good for students looking for compact information on a wide variety of topics.
ALEXANDER REF. PE 31.O94 1992 (also Camden, Dana, and Kilmer).
Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics.
Aims at "a thorough overview of all areas of linguistics" encompassing "descriptive and historical,
comparative and typological linguistics as well as the applied subdisciplines and related fields." This
volume is a translation and revision of a German work. Many entries include bibliographic references.
ALEXANDER REF. P 29.B8713 1996.
Language Atlases, Histories, and Inventories
Atlas of Languages: the Origin and Development of Languages throughout the World.
Maps showing what languages are spoken where, plus additional information about the spread of languages,
samples of alphabets and scripts, information about word order, and other features. Aimed primarily at
beginning students and non-specialists.
ALEXANDER REF. P106.L67 1996.
**Atlas of the World's Languages.
An ambitious attempt "to map the location of every single living language on earth, no matter how small
the number of speakers." Includes 112 large color maps, descriptive text, language statistics,
bibliographies, and an index.
ALEXANDER REF. G 1046.E3A8 1994 (also Camden).
Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger of Disappearing. 2nd edition.
A slim volume detailing developments in the study of endangered languages, a description of language
endangerment and language death, and 14 maps depicting threatened languages throughout the world.
Languages are ranked from potentially endangered through moribund and extinct languages.
ALEXANDER Doc. G 1046.E3A85 2001.
Compendium of the World's Languages. 2nd edition. 2 volumes.
A descriptive inventory of several hundred languages, from Abaza to Zuni. Entries include notes on the
language, its affiliation, location, and number of speakers; script; phonology; morphology and syntax; and
illustrative text (usually the first 8 verses of the Gospel According to St. John). Includes a
bibliography.
Camden Ref. P 371.C36 2000 (Alexander has 1990 first edition in Ref. P 371.C36 1990). /span>
Concise History of the Language Sciences: from the Sumerians to the Cognitivists..
Essays adapted and revised from The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics covering a wide geographical
and chronological span, including chapters on "Babylonian Grammatical Texts," "Hebrew Linguistic
Tradition," "Linguistic Thought in Japan," "Indian Theories of Meaning," plus extensive coverage of the
Western tradition, from Antiquity to the present. Each essay has its own (usually brief) bibliography, but
there is a subject index.
ALEXANDER REF. P 121.C585 1995.
Ethnologue: Languages of the World. 12th edition.
See
Reference Sources and Text Archives
for details on the electronic version. The 14th edition is on order as of the summer
of 2004.
ALEXANDER REF. P 123.E64 1992.
World Atlas of Language Structures
A major work describing the geographic distribution of structural linguistic features.
Arranged in 142 sections, each consisting of a world map, four "blow-up" maps, and two pages
of text. The chapters are grouped into clusters under phonology, morphology, nominal syntax,
etc., and the work includes an index, a lengthy bibliography, and a genealogical language
list.
ALEXANDER REF. P 143.W67 2005.
Handbooks
These works offer lengthy essays providing an overview of the current state
of research in a particular area.
Companion to the Philosophy of Language.
Features 25 extended essays on the most central issues in the field, intended to be accessible to advanced
undergraduates as well as graduate students and professionals. Essay topics include "Pragmatics," "A Guide
to Naturalizing Semantics," "Propositional Attitudes," "Theories of Truth," and "Reference and Necessity."
Each essay includes its own bibliography, and there is an index and an extensive glossary.
ALEXANDER REF. P 106.C5945 1997.
Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory.
Offers "an overview of the state of the art in semantic theory . . . . each paper gives a brief
introductory sketch of previous work on the problem addressed and includes all the relevant references."
Features 22 essays in 11 broad areas, including "The Interface between Syntax and Semantics," "Anaphora,
Discourse and Modality," "Questions," and "Lexical Semantics." Includes a 35 page bibliography and an
index.
ALEXANDER REF. P 325.H28 1996.
Handbook of Contemporary Syntactic Theory.
Features 23 substantial essays seeking to "provide an overview to researchers and students about the
current state of research in syntax." The essays are grouped in sections like "Derivation Versus
Representation," "Movement," "Argument Structure and Phrase Structure," and "Functional Projections."
There is an index and a 55 page bibliography.
ALEXANDER P 291.H246 2001.
Handbook of Discourse Processes.
An introductory overview of the multi-disciplinary field of discourse processes, including essays on
"Narrative Discourse," "Text Comprehension," "Discourse in Computational Linguistics and Artificial
Intelligence," and "Quantitative Cognitive Models of Text and Discourse." Each of the 13 essays includes
its own (substantial) bibliography, but there are overall author and subject indexes.
ALEXANDER REF. P 302.H345 2003.
Handbook of Historical Linguistics.
Camden P 140.H35 2003.
Handbook of Language and Gender.
Includes 29 articles offering an overview of "the richness and diversity of contemporary research." Broad
sections include "History and Theoretical Background to the Study of Language and Gender," "Negotiating
Relations," "Authenticity and Place," "Stereotypes and Norms," and "Institutional Discourse." Each essay
includes a bibliography, and there is an index to the volume.
ALEXANDER P 120.S48H36 2003.
Handbook of Linguistics.
"A general introductory volume designed to address [the] gap in knowledge about language" between
academics and the public. Features 32 essays, including "The Origins of Language," "Historical
Linguistics," "Syntax" (by Mark Baker of Rutgers), "Discourse Analysis," and "Neurolinguistics." Also
includes an index and a 60 page bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 121.H324 2001 (also Camden).
Handbook of Morphology.
Features 32 chapters by distinguished linguists, including Alan Prince of Rutgers. Arranged in five parts,
including "Morphology and Grammar," "Theoretical Issues," and "Morphological Sketches of Individual
Languages." Also includes an index and a 50+ page bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 241.H36 1998.
Handbook of Phonetic Sciences.
Includes 26 chapters in areas like "Experimental Phonetics," "Models of Speech Production and Perception,"
and "Linguistic Phonetics." Also features an index and a bibliography of nearly 100 pages.
ALEXANDER REF. P 221.H28 1997 (also Camden).
Handbook of Phonological Theory.
A collection of 32 essays, by major scholars in phonological theory, intended to give "a new synthesis of
ideas that are currently in the field." Essays include "Phonological Theory," "Prosodic Morphology" (by
John McCarthy and Alan Prince), "Tone: African Languages," and "Phonological Acquisition." Also included
are an index and a 70+ page bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 217.H27 1995.
Handbook of Pragmatics.
Includes 32 essays focusing on the subfields of pragmatic theory (e.g. implicature, presupposition,
deixis, and (in)definiteness), the domain of discourse, interfaces between pragmatics and other areas of
study, and the role of pragmatics in cognitive theory. Includes an index and a bibliography of nearly 80
pages.
ALEXANDER REF. P 99.4.P72H35 2004.
Handbook of Second Language Acquisition.
Camden P 118.2.H363 2003.
Handbook of Sociolinguistics.
Camden P 40.H3426 1997.
Semantik: Ein Internationales Handbuch der Zeitgenossischen Forschung/Semantics: An International Handbook of Contemporary Research.
A collection of 41 lengthy essays, some in German, some in English, documenting "the present state of
truth-conditional semantics in linguistics." Essays address issues like semantic theory plus topics like
pronouns, conditionals, comparatives, and focus. Includes subject and names indexes and a bibliography.
ALEXANDER REF. P 325.S38 1991.
Print Indexes and Abstracts
While to a great extent superseded by electronic indexes, the print versions offer greater ease in
browsing by sections.
Linguistics Abstracts (1985+).
Focuses on theory and practice of general linguistics, not applied linguistics, nor the descriptive or
historical study of individual languages. Quarterly issues are now arranged in 19 sections-e.g.
Linguistics Theory, Semantics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Neurolinguistics, Historical Linguistics, etc.
Author and journal indexes included in each issue, plus yearly cumulative indexes. Coverage not as broad
as LLBA.
ALEXANDER REF. Z 7003 .L56.
LLBA, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (1985+).
See earlier
version, LLBA, Language and Language Behavior Abstracts, at Alexander and Dana,
Ref. PB 35.L55 (1967-1984)
ALEXANDER REF. PB 35 .L55 (also at Dana and online-see
Electronic Resources (Rutgers Restricted)).
Bibliographie Linguistischer Literatur : BLL (1971-2002).
ALEXANDER REF. Z 7001.B52.
Print Bibliographies
A selection of fairly recent bibliographies, none more than 16 years old.
Anaphora: A Reference Guide.
Alexander P 299.A5A59 2002.
Bibliography of Morphology, 1960-1985.
Lists works published between 1960 and 1985-only published works. Arranged by author, with language and
subject indexes. Aimed at both specialists and generalists.
ALEXANDER Z 7004.M67B43 1988 (also Douglass).
Bibliography of Quantitative Linguistics.
Lists more than 6300 studies-books, journals, chapters, etc.-in various languages.
Prefatory material is in English, German, and Russian. Items are arranged in 26 broad
thematic chapters, with author, keyword, subject, and language indexes.
ALEXANDER Z 7004.S72K64 1995.
Bibliography of the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
A comprehensive listing of the works of Institute members in fields including linguistics and
anthropology. The "academic" sections includes more than 8,000 works, arranged by author, with a broad
subject index, plus another 12,000 citations to vernacular works in hundreds of languages.
ALEXANDER Z 7005.S86 1992.
Clitics : A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1892-1991.
A listing of books, doctoral and master's theses (both published and unpublished), monographs, notes,
articles from journals, conference volumes, working papers, and anthologies, from 1892 to 1991. Arranged
alphabetically by author, but includes an analytical index.
ALEXANDER Z 7004.C53N48 1994.
Diglossia: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1960-1990.
Lists books, articles, book reviews, dissertations and theses. Alphabetically arranged by author, with an
index by language, and additional listings of historically oriented works, pedagogically oriented works,
and theoretical works. Includes some abstracts.
ALEXANDER Z 7004.D53F47 1993.
Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature. 2nd edition.
Lists more than one thousand key sources-dictionaries and encyclopedias; biographical works; indexes,
bibliographies, and databases; directories, etc. Also includes sections listing core periodicals and
research organizations and professional associations. Another major section lists works on particular
languages and language groups-Indo-European, Dravidian, African, Native American, etc.
ALEXANDER REF. Z 7001.D45 2000 (also Camden P121.D45 2000).
Semantics: A Bibliography, 1986-1991.
An annotated listing of more than 1000 studies-books, journal articles, articles in books, published
conference papers. Arranged in broad chapters (e.g. Polysemy, the Semantics of Negation, Semantic
Universals), with author and lexical indexes. See also two earlier volumes--Semantics : A Bibliography,
1979-1985 ( Z7004.S4G68 1987) and Semantics: A Bibliography, 1965-1978 ( Alex Z7004.S4G67).
ALEXANDER Z 7004.S4G69 1992 (also Camden).
Theoretical Syntax 1980-1990: An Annotated and Classified Bibliography.
Lists 900 books and articles (no dissertations or theses) all in the English language. Arranged in 10
broad chapters (morphology/phonology interface, semantics and syntax, the acquisition of syntax, the
syntax of specific languages), and also includes author, language and topic indexes.
ALEXANDER Z 7004.S94O88 1991.
Year's Work in English Studies.
Includes a lengthy bibliographic essay on studies of the English language, with sections on the history of
English linguistics, phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, dialectology and
sociolinguistics, pragmatics and discourse analysis.
Available: Online
ALEXANDER REF. PE 58.E58 AY 1919-1994; 2000+ (also Camden, 1947+; Dana, 1920-86; Douglass, 1919-1987).
Year's Work in Modern Language Studies.
This annual volume includes a review essay on "Romance Linguistics," and essays on the state of
scholarship on most of the major modern European languages, divided into sections on history of the
language, phonology, syntax, and numerous other topics. In addition to the print version, the Year's Work
is now available online from 1929/30 through 1994.
Available: Online
ALEXANDER REF. PB 1.Y39 1929/30+ (also Camden & Dana).
Current Journals
A selection of relevant journals. Entries include the library or libraries owning print copies, plus (in
parentheses) the years owned. RU-ONLINE indicates a journal available electronically through the Rutgers
system. Please note that this list is intended as a convenient snapshot of journal holdings at Rutgers,
and it is neither comprehensive nor current. For a complete and up-to-date list, consult
IRIS, the Rutgers
Online Catalog.
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American Speech.
ALEXANDER (1925-2002); CAMDEN (1954-2002); DANA (1964-1975); RU-ONLINE (Fall, 1999+).
Bilingual Review-La Revista Bilingue.
ALEXANDER (1974+); DANA (1995+); RU-ONLINE (1991+).
Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure.
ALEXANDER (1964+).
Cahiers de Lexicologie.
ALEXANDER (1967+).
Colloquia Germanica.
ALEXANDER (1968+); RU-ONLINE (1967-1990).
Coronica.
ALEXANDER (1979+).
Forum Italicum.
ALEXANDER (1967+).
Le Français Moderne.
ALEXANDER (1933+).
French Review.
ALEXANDER (1927+); CAMDEN (1951+); DANA (1927+).
Gengo.
ALEXANDER--East Asian Library (1985+).
General Linguistics.
CAMDEN (1955+); ALEXANDER (1955-1957; 1970-1997).
Hispanic Journal.
ALEXANDER (1979+).
Hispanic Research Journal.
RU-ONLINE (2003+).
International Journal of American Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1917+); CAMDEN (1917-1991); RU-ONLINE (1993+).
International Journal of the Sociology of Language.
ALEXANDER (1974+); RU-ONLINE (2001+).
Italianist: Journal of the Departments of Italian Studies, University of Reading, University College Dublin.
ALEXANDER 1981+); RU-ONLINE (June 2003+).
Journal of African Cultural Studies.
RU-ONLINE (1998+; most recent 12 months not available).
Journal of African Languages and Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1996+).
Journal of Comparative German Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1997+).
Journal of East Asian Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1992+).
Journal of French Language Studies.
ALEXANDER (1992+); RU-ONLINE (2000+).
Journal of Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1965+); CAMDEN (1965+); DANA (1965-1988); RU-ONLINE (1997+).
Journal of Phonetics.
ALEXANDER (1985-1998); RU-ONLINE (Fall 1995+).
Journal of Semantics.
ALEXANDER (1982+); RU-ONLINE (2002+).
Journal of Slavic Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1994+).
Journal of West African Languages.
ALEXANDER (1995+).
Kokugo to Kokubungaku.
ALEXANDER--East Asian Library (1992+).
Langages.
ALEXANDER (1992+).
Language.
ALEXANDER (1925+); CAMDEN (1968-2002); DANA (1963-1995); RU-ONLINE (2001+).
Language Acquisition.
ALEXANDER (1992+); DANA (1990+).
Language Sciences.
RU-ONLINE (1995+).
Langue Française.
ALEXANDER (1970+).
Lingua.
ALEXANDER (1966-2000); RU-ONLINE (1995+).
Linguistic Analysis.
ALEXANDER (1975-1988; 2000+).
Linguistic Review. ALEXANDER (1981+); RU-ONLINE (2001+).
Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1963+); CAMDEN (1963-2002); DANA (1963-1995); RU-ONLINE (1999-2003).
Linguistics and Philosophy.
ALEXANDER (1977+).
Linguistique.
ALEXANDER (1965+).
Linguistische Berichte.
ALEXANDER (1971+).
Lingvisticae Investigationes.
ALEXANDER (1985+).
Literary and Linguistic Computing.
ALEXANDER (1985+). RU-ONLINE (2001+/vol 16 no. 4+).
Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.
ALEXANDER (1983+); DANA (1988+).
Nihongogaku.
ALEXANDER--East Asian Library (1992+).
Natural Language Semantics.
ALEXANDER (1992+).
Nordic Journal of Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1978+); RU-ONLINE (1999-2003) [1999-2002 through Ingenta; 2003 but not 2004 through Cambridge].
Phonetica.
ALEXANDER (1971+).
Phonology.
ALEXANDER (1984+); RU-ONLINE (1997+).
Portuguese Studies.
ALEXANDER (1985+); RU-ONLINE (1985-1995).
Probus.
ALEXANDER (1992+); RU-ONLINE (2001+).
Revue de Linguistique Romane.
ALEXANDER (1925+).
Scandinavian Studies: Publication of the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study.
ALEXANDER (1948+); RU-ONLINE (1911-1990; 1995+).
Slavic and East European Journal.
ALEXANDER (1957+).
Studia Linguistica.
ALEXANDER (1998+); RU-ONLINE (1997+).
Studies in African Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1971+ [with some gaps]).
Studies in Language.
ALEXANDER (1985+); RU-ONLINE (2000+).
Theoretical Linguistics.
ALEXANDER (1991+).
Voprosy ´i`azykoznani´i`a.
ALEXANDER (1993+).
Word.
ALEXANDER (1945+); DANA (1963-1970).
Zeitschrift für Französische Sprache und Literatur.
ALEXANDER (1889+).
Zeitschrift für Germanistik.
ALEXANDER (1980+).
Important Series
Rutgers has significant, if not comprehensive holdings of these monographic series and conference
proceedings. You can search for series holdings, by series title, in the advanced search mode of
IRIS.
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics.
- More than 100 volumes, most at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Chicago Linguistic Society Meeting-Papers.
- Around 20 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Georgetown University Roundtable on Language and Linguistics.
- ALEXANDER P 53.G4 (1955+).
Linguistic Inquiry Monographs.
- More than 40 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Linguistic Models.
- Around 20 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Proceedings of NELS (North Eastern Linguistics Society).
- ALEXANDER PN 21.N65A (1983+ , with gaps).
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Berkeley Linguistics Society.
- ALEXANDER P21 .B47a (1975+).
Studies in Generative Grammar.
- More than 60 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Studies in Language Companion Series.
- Around 40 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
Syntax and Semantics.
- More than 30 volumes, at ALEXANDER P 1.S9).
Trends in Linguistics: Studies and Monographs.
- More than 130 volumes, at ALEXANDER, with various call numbers).
University of California Publications in Linguistics.
- More than 70 volumes, at ALEXANDER, most at P 25.C25).
