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Language and Linguistics Collection: Finding material in the library
John Rawlings, rawlings@stanford.edu (650)723-3101
Checklists | Basic info
| Maps and atlases | Statistical
and comparative data | Phonetics | Languages spoken in specific
countries | Number of speakers | Official
national languages | Number of languages
- Electronic indexes and abstracts: LLBA, 1973+ | MLA Bibliography, 1961+ | Bibliographie
Linguistique = Linguistic Bibliography Online | Dissertation Abstracts, 1861+ | ERIC, 1966+ | SSCI | PsychInfo, 1987+ | Sociological Abstracts, 1974+ | INSPEC, 1969+. Abstracts greatly enhance
keyword searching results. Be aware of indexes that include abstracts
(e.g., LLBA), descriptors only (MLA), or author/title
only (SSCI, Uncover).
- library catalogs: SOCRATES | RLIN & World
Catalog | Melvyl
- Print reference sources:
Dictionaries and Encylcopedias
The Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics (1994),
10 vols., P29.E48.
The Handbook of phonetic sciences. IMPRINT: Cambridge,
Mass.: Blackwell, 1997. LOCATION: Green Library Stacks P221 .H28
1997.
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (1987) P29.C64.
A popular work.
The Linguistics Encyclopedia (1991) P29.L52. And
its companion volume:
An Encyclopaedia of Language (1990) P106.A46.
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics, 4 v. (1981)
P29.I58. Oxford University Press.
Current Trends in Linguistics, 14 v. (1965-1976)
P1.C8 STK. An encyclopedic compendium of linguistic information.
Volume 14 is the Index volume and is shelved in Reference;
check this work out for almost anything concerning linguistics.
Linguistics: The Cambridge Survey, 4 v. (1988) P121.L567.
Volumes 1 and 2 cover linguistic theory; vol. 3: psychological and
biological aspects of language; vol. 4: sociolinguistics. There
are extensive bibliographies.
Concise encyclopedia of syntactic theories. IMPRINT: Oxford,
1996. LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref P291. TOPICS: Grammar, Comparative
and general--Syntax.
A dictionary of grammaticalization, 3 v. (1994) P299.G73L37.
Crystal (1991) A Dictionary of Linguistics & Phonetics,
3rd ed., P29.C65. Complements rather than replaces:
Dictionary of Language and Linguistics (1972) P29.H34
DESK. Has a more extensive bibliography than does Crystal (above)
and, although somewhat dated, provides references to specific rather
than the more general or introductory sources listed by Crystal.
Useful additions to this dictionary include: list of abbreviations,
symbols & conventions | consonant chart | international phonetic
alphabet | examples of non- alphabetic scripts | list of languages
of over one million speakers | location & linguistic affiliation
Longman's Dictionary of Applied Linguistics (1988)
P129.R5.
Terminologie zur neueren Linguistik , 2nd ed., 2
vols. (1988) P29.A27. An excellent work with good bibliographies.
Lexikon der Germanistischen Linguistik , 2nd ed.
(1980) PF3071.L49. Emphasizes German scholarship and Germanic linguistics.
Each article includes a bibliography.
La Langage (1973) P29.L34.
Dictionary of Stylistics (1988) P301.W35.
Ducrot & Todorov (1972) Encyclopedic Dictionary of the
Sciences of Language, P29.D813.
A Grand Dictionary of Phonetics (1981) P221.G9.
Handbook of Language & Social Psychology (1991)
P37.H33.
Handbook of semiotics (1990) P99.N6513.
Handbuecher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenchaft =
Handbooks of linguistics and communication science:
- Dialektologie (1982). LOCATION: Green Library Stacks
PF3035.D5 (Library has v.1-2). Bd 1.
- Sprachgeschichte: ein Handbuch zur Geschichte der deutschen
Sprache und ihrer Erforschung (1984-). LOCATION: Green Library
Gen Ref PF3075.S76 (Library has v.1-2). Bd. 2.
- Sociolinguistics, an international handbook of the science
of language and society (1987-). LOCATION: Green Library
Stacks P40.S62. Bd. 3.
- Computational linguistics (1989). LOCATION: Math &
Comp Sci P96.C6 1989. Bd. 4.
- Worterbucher: ein internationales Handbuch zur Lexikographie
(1989-). LOCATION: Green Library Gen Ref P327.W67 1989 (Library
has v.1-3). Bd. 5.
- Semantik (1991). LOCATION: Green Library Stacks P325.S3818
1991. Bd. 6.
- Sprachphilosophie (1992-). LOCATION: Green Library
Stacks P106.S646. (Library has 1.-2. Halbbd). Bd. 7.
- Syntax (1993-). LOCATION: Green Library Stacks P291.S957
1993 (Library has Halbbd. 1). Bd. 9.
- Schrift und Schriftlichkeit (1994-). LOCATION: Green
Library Gen Ref Z40.S27 1994 (Library has 1.Halbbd). Bd. 10.
- Kontaktlinguistik: ein internationales Handbuch zeitgenossischer
Forschung. LOCATION: Green Library Stacks P130.5 .K66 1996.
Bd. 12.
- Linguasphere Press
- Ruhlen (1987) A Guide to the World's Languages
(P203.R8 1987). Cf. "Language Families of the World" in Ruhlen
(1976) Guide to the Languages of the World, P203.R8.
- Voeglin (1976) Classification and Index of the World's
Languages P203.V6.
- Languages of the World: A Multi-lingual Concordance
of Languages, Dialects and Language Families... (1987)
P203.K54.
- Les Langues dans le monde ancien et moderne
(1981-) P121.L285. Vol. 1: African languages; Pidgins &
Creoles; Vol.2: Maps supplements to v.1; Vol.3: Cushitic- Semitic
languages.
- Les Langues du monde (1951) P201.M4. Map
Supplements are shelved at the Reference Desk.
- "Languages of the World" in Encyclopedia
Britannica, 15th ed. (10: 662-672).
- "Sprachen der Erde" in Meyers enzyklopaedisches Lexikon
(22: 330-353).
- "Les Langues" in La Grande encyclopedie Larousse
(7: 6947-54).
- Meier & Meier (1979) Handbuch der Linguistik und
Kommunikations- Wissenschaft, v.1 Sprache...,
P29.M4. Includes 8 language maps.
- Ethnologue
(2000), 14th ed., 2 v., P106.E8 2000. The second volume is the
index.
- Living Languages of the Americas (1996) was compiled
as a reference tool that documents the wide diversity of languages
and cultures in the Americas. The language and publication information
was derived from two sources: Ethnologue
and Bibliography
of the Summer Institute of Linguistics.
- Library of Congress (1956) Index to Languages and Dialects,
Z696.U5.P65. Outdated but still useful guide to the LC classification
scheme for languages.
- Countries, Peoples & Their Language: The Geolinguistic
Handbook (1991) P371.G86. Ch. 4.
- Thesaurus of African Languages (1987) PL8005.T54.
Compendia of basic information including grammar, alphabet,
transliteration, etc. Also see sources under Checklists.
- Campbell (1999) Compendium of the World's Lanaguages,
2 ed., 2v. (2000) P371.C36 2000.
- Dalby (1998) Dictionary of languages: the definitive reference
to more than 400 languages. LOCATION: Green Library, Information
Center P29.D35 1998
- The Atlas of languages: the origin and development of languages
throughout the world. New York: Facts on File, c1996. LOCATION:
Green Library Info Center P106 .A85 1996 F.
- Comrie (1987) The World's Major Languages, P321.W6.
- Malherbe (1983) Les Langues de l'humanite, P371.M34.
- Katzner (1975) The Languages of the World, P201.K35.
- Pt. 1. Language families | Pt. 2. Individual languages
| Pt. 3. Country-by-country survey
- Pei (1950) The World's Chief Languages, 5th ed.,
P121.P36.
- Pt. 1. Language types and language families | Pt. 2. Geography
& languages | Pt. 3. Individual languages | Index to
linguistic maps & alphabets
- A Manual of European Languages for Librarians
(1975) P380.A4.
- Manual of Foreign Languages, 4th ed (1952) Z2253.U581.
- A Guide to Foreign Languages for Science Librarians
& Bibliographers (1965) P201.P5.
- Languages of Asia & the Pacific (1984) P381.A75.H35.
- South Asian Languages: A Handbook (1985) P381.S58.S599.
- Handbook of American Indian Languages, 3 vol.
(1911-38) PM108.B7.
Most works in this section include information
on writing systems and alphabets. Particularly useful are:
- The world's writing systems (1996) Z40.W65 1996.
- Gilyarevsky (1970) Languages Identification Guide
(P213.G4913). One of the single most useful sources for information
on alphabets and scripts.
- Alphabets de langues africaines (1993) PL8007.A47 1993
f. TOPICS: African languages--Alphabet. African languages--Writing.
- Written Languages of the World: A Survey of the Degree
and Modes of Use (1977-) P371.W7. (4 v. as of 1996).
- Handbook of scripts and alphabets. IMPRINT: London:
Routledge, 1997. LOCATION: Green Library Info Center P211 .C25
1997
Checklists | Basic info
| Maps and atlases | Statistical
and comparative data | Phonetics | Languages spoken in specific
countries | Number of speakers | Official
national languages | Number of languages
Material listed here is in the Reference Collection. Many language
maps are in the Green Stack; use the SOCRATES search strategy
FIND LCSH LANGUAGE MAPS combined with geographical, ethnic
and/or language keywords and also the search strategy FIND
LCSH LINGUISTIC GEOGRAPHY combined with geographical, ethnic and/or
language keywords. General atlases often include language
& ethnolinguistic maps, e.g., the C.I.A.'s Communist
China Map Folio, and Historical Atlas of Africa.
Many of the works listed in this guide include more or less detailed
maps.
- Atlas of the World's Languages (1994) P375.A84
f Desk. TOPICS: Linguistic geography.
- Meillet (1952) Les Langues du Monde, P201.M4.
Map Supplement is at the Desk. Updated
by:
- Les Langues dans le Monde ancien et moderne
(1981-) P121.L285.
- Sprache (1979), Band 1 of Handbuch der Linguistik
und Kommunikations- wissenschaft, P29.M4. Eight maps
in pocket.
- Countries, Peoples & Their Language: The Geolinguistic
Handbook (1991) P371.G86. Numerous maps throughout.
- Words: An illustrated History of Western Languages,
PB45.W67. Includes a number of maps covering Western languages.
- Language Atlas of the Pacific Area (1984) G2202.E15.E3.A9.
Published by the Australian Accademy of the Humanities, it consists
of 47 individual maps each 21 x 15 inches, covering New Guinea,
Oceania, Australia, Philippines, and mainland and insular Southeast
Asia.
- Language Atlas of China (1988) PL1033.L36f11
f.
- Dalby (1977) Language Map of Africa, PL8005.D3.
- Atlas linguistico de Mexico. IMPRINT: 1. ed. Mexico,
D.F.: El Colegio de Mexico : Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1990-.
LOCATION: Green Library Info Center PC4831.A85 1990 ff (Library
has c.1: t.1:v.1-3). TOPICS: Spanish language--Dialects--Mexico--Maps.
- Native Peoples & Languages of Alaska (1982)
G4371.G3f. Map sheet at Reference Desk.
- dtv-Atlas zur deutschen Sprache: Tafelin und Texte
(1978) PF3777.K64. Includes historical maps.
- The Linguistic Atlas of England (1978) PE1705.L56.
TOPICS: English language--Dialects--England--Maps.
- Computer Developed Linguistic Atlas of England
(1991) G1816.E3.C73f.
- Linguistic Atlas of Late Medieval England, 4
v. (1986) PE170.5M35.
Checklists | Basic info
| Maps and atlases | Statistical
and comparative data | Phonetics | Languages spoken in specific
countries | Number of speakers | Official
national languages | Number of languages
- Gyula Decsy summarizes a great deal of statistical data from
many of the sources listed below in his five volume Statistical
Report on the Languages of the World (1985) P375.D4.
This work consists of:
- Part 1. List of languages in decreasing order of speakers
- Part 2. List of languages arranged according to linguistic
phyla
- Part 3. List of languages arranged according to continents
and countries
- Part 4. Alphabetical list of languages arranged according
to continents
- Part 5. Cumulative alphabetical Index
- Linguistic Composition of the Nations of the World,
4 vols. (1974-1984) P138.5.U5 STK. Compiles data from other
works, e.g., Ethnologue.
- Written Languages of the World: A Survey of the Degree
and Modes of Use (1977-) P371.W7.
- Decsy (1988) Select Catalog of Language Universals
P204.D42.
Human Relations
Area Files (HRAF) have a section devoted to language subdivided
by the following topics: speech, vocabulary, grammar, phonology,
stylistics, semantics, linguistic identification & special
languages. The fiche files are located in the Microtext Room.
The HRAF classification scheme is based on two handbooks:
Murdock (1975) Outline of World Cultures, 5th
rev. ed., and Murdock (1960) Outline of Cultural Materials,
4th ed.
Checklists | Basic info
| Maps and atlases | Statistical
and comparative data | Phonetics | Languages spoken in specific
countries | Number of speakers | Official
national languages | Number of languages
- Sounds of the World's Languages (1996) P221 .L24.
- Patterns of Sound (1984) P217.M2 STK. A systematic
survey of the frequency and distribution of phonemic sound found
in the languages of the world, based on UPSID, UCLA Phonology
Segment Inventory (1981) P215.W6 no. 53 STK.
- Ruhlen (1987) A Guide to the World's Languages.
Final chapter.
- Ruhlen (1976) Guide to the Languages of the World,
P203.R8 1976.
Languages spoken in a particular country
- Ethnologue
(2000), 14th ed., 2 v., P106.E8 2000. The second volume is the
index.
- Katzner (1975) The Languages of the World, 2nd
ed., P201.K35.
- Linguistic Composition of the Nations of the World,
4 vols. (1974-1984) P138.5.U5 STK.
- Countries, Peoples & Their Language: The Geolinguistic
Handbook (1991) P371.G86.
Number of speakers
- Ethnologue
(2000), 14th ed., 2 v., P106.E8 2000. The second volume is the
index.
- Statistical Report on the Languages of the World as
of 1985 (1988) P375.D4.
- Linguistic Composition of the Nations of the World,
4 vols. (1974-1984) P138.5.U5 STK.
- Countries, Peoples & Their Language: The Geolinguistic
Handbook (1991) P371.G86.
Official languages of countries
A chart and a map are found in "Sprachen der Erde" in Meyers
enzyklopaedisches Lexikon, v.22; and in "Les Langues" in
La Grande encyclopedie Larousse, v.7, repectively.
Current information by country can be found in a number of almanacs
and political yearbooks (e.g., Europa). Also:
- Countries, Peoples & Their Language: The Geolinguistic
Handbook (1991) P371.G86.
- Linguistic Composition of the Nations of the World,
4 vols. (1974-1984) P138.5.U5 STK.
- Ruhlen (1987) Guide to the Languages of the World,
P203.R8, pp. 1-4.
- Linguistic Composition of the Nations of the World
(1974-1984). Introductory sections.
Checklists | Basic info
| Maps and atlases | Statistical
and comparative data | Phonetics | Languages spoken in specific
countries | Number of speakers | Official
national languages | Number of languages
- The Roots of English (1989) PE1580.C56. TOPICS:
English language-- Roots--Dictionaries. English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
English language--Word formation--Dictionaries.
- Dictionary of English Word Roots (1966) PE1580.S65.
- Dictionary of Word Roots & Combining Forms (1971)
QH3.B68.
- Word stems: a dictionary, c1996. LOCATION: Green Library
Info Center PE1580 .K43 1996. TOPICS: English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
- American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
(19185) P615.A43.
- The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary
of Indo-Euuropean Roots (1984) PE1571.S46.
- Thesaurus of Word Roots of the English Language (1992)
PE1580.D36.
- The word: the dictionary that reveals the Hebrew sources
of English (1995) PE1582.H4M69 1995. TOPICS: English language--Foreign
elements--Hebrew. English language--Etymology--Dictionaries.
Hebrew language--Influence on English--Dictionaries.
See chapter 15 "The Statistical Analysis of Language" in The
Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (1987) P29.C64. Also
use subject searches in SOCRATES: English language--word frequency;
German language--word frequency, etc. Letter frequency:
chapter 15 of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language
(1987) P29.C64.
Language corpora. Stanford CSLI
Corpora page | Corpus
Linguistics by Michael Barlow | humanistisk datasenter.
Reference works in Green General Reference:
- Word Frequencies in British & American English
(1982) PE1691.H71.
- Frequency Analysis of English Usage: Lexicon & Grammar
(1982) PE2839.F7.
- Word Frequencies of Spoken American English
(1979) PE2808.8.D3.
- Relative Frequency of English Speech Sounds
(1923) PE1143.D4.
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May 2, 2006
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