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Linguistics: Background

Subject guide for Linguistics

Print and Electronic Reference Books

Electronic reference resources may be useful for starting your research.  Information in reference materials can lay the foundation for effective research. Just copy and paste the title into OneSearch and limit to Books & Media (CSUF).

PRINT REFERENCE BOOKS:                                                                    DICTIONARIES: Search by Subject, Examples:

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages                Arabic language dictionaries   
Dictionary of Language and Linguistics                                                        Chinese language dictionaries
Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics                                                        Spanish language dictionaries
Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
Encyclopedia of Linguistics
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Key Concepts in Language and Linguistics

Electronic Reference Materials: