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Online Reference Books

Blackwell Companion to Phonology
Includes entires on a diverse range of approaches and methodologies to the key phenomena in phonological research.
Handbook of Applied Linguistics
A collection of articles that provides a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the field of Applied Linguistics.

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The full text of the classic 22-volume Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd Edition, which provides information on the historical development of the language. Tutorial for the Oxford English Dictionary database.

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition
Covers a wide range of topics related to Second Language Acquisition: language in context, linguistic, psycholinguistic, and neurolinguistic theories and perspectives, skill learning, individual differences, L2 learning settings, and language assessment.

Call Numbers for Linguistics Books

Print resources for linguistics are located primarily in the Fenwick Library.

Here are some call numbers for linguistics topics:

P 101-410 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P 118-118.75 Language acquisition
P 121-149 Science of language (Linguistics)
P 201-299 Comparative grammar
P 321-324.5 Etymology
P 325-325.5 Semantics
P 326-326.5 Lexicology
P 327-327.5 Lexicography
P 375-381 Linguistic geography