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Updated 29 August 2005

ENGL 282: Introduction to Language & Literary Expression

• Articles and Indexes (Beginning your Research)
• Electronic Journals for ESL, Bilingual Studies, 2nd Language Acquisition
• Electronic Journals for Linguistics
• Library Catalog (Books and other library materials)
• Full-Text Electronic Books
• Selected Main Reference Resources

The Best Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)
  • Index to literature on all aspects of the study of the nature and use of language. 1973 - present.  [Print index from 1967-1972 in Main REF Z 7003 L2]
• MLA International Bibliography
  • Over one million citations to books, scholarly journals, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies from languages, literatures, linguistics and folklore. 1926 - present.
• Communication Abstracts
  • Indexes recent literature in mass communications, interpersonal communications, and new technologies. 1998-present.
• Alt-Press Watch
  • Indexes newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Covers a broad range of critical issues confronting contemporary society. 1994- present.
• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• GenderWatch
  • Full text collection of articles covering interdisciplinary women's studies and gender topics.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe
  • Index and full text to news, business, legal, medical, and reference materials and links to congressional and statistical information. Includes transcripts for NPR and major network news programs.
• LION-Literature Online
  • A searchable library of English and American literature, poetry, Shakespeare, the Bible, and literary reference sources.
• Literature Resource Center (Gale)
  • Comprehensive literary database for biographical and critical coverage of major authors, including fiction, drama, and poetry throughout history. Drawn from Contemporary Authors & Dictionary of Literary Biography and many other literary reference sources.

Additional Useful Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• America History & Life
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of North American history (United States and Canada). 1964- present.
• Literary Market Place
  • Directory of North American and international book publishers, literary agents, translators, literary awards and societies, and more.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 40 million items.

Full-Text Electronic Books

• The Arabic Language and National Identity: A Study in Ideology
• The Causes of High and Low Reading Achievement
• Censorship in America
• Columbia Gazetteer of the World
  • Online edition of geographical dictionary for descriptions and characteristics of over 165,000 places in the world. Search by place-name, type of place, or keyword.
• Communicating Gender
• The Complete Book of Baseball Signs and Plays
• The Complete Theory-to-Practice Handbook of Adult Literacy: Curriculum Design and Teaching Approaches
• Creating the Early Literacy Classroom: Activities for Using Technology to Empower Elementary Students
• Early Literacy: The Empowerment of Technology
• Fostering Information Literacy: Connecting National Standards, Goals 2000, and the SCANS Report
• An Introduction to English Syntax
• An Introduction to Middle English
• An Introduction to Old English
• Language and the Sexes
• The Language of Negotiation: A Handbook of Practical Strategies for Improving Communication
• Media and Identity in Contemporary Europe: Consequences of Global Convergence
• Phonology and Language Use
• Speaking the Unspeakable: A Poetics of Obscenity
• Teaching Beginning Reading and Writing with the Picture Word Inductive Model
• Teaching Children with Autism to Mind-Read: A Practical Guide for Teachers and Parents
• Unbiased Editing in a Diverse Society

Selected Getchell Library Main Reference Resources

• Microfilm Collections
• Selected Language, Linguistics & Media Reference Books
• Specialized Dictionaries in Main Reference  

Main Reference Microfilm Collections

(Print indexes to these microform collections are available on the Microforms Index Table in the Main Reference Department in Getchell Library. Please ask for assistance at the Reference Desk.)

• Black Culture Microfilm Collection.  Microfilm C10
• British and Continental Rhetoric and Elocution.  Microfilm C7
  (117 titles published since 1400)
• History of Women. Microfilm C24
• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.  Microfilm C14
• Underground Newspaper Collection.  Microfilm N557 & N702
• Women's Review of Books (1990-current). Microfilm S350
  (Reviews from 8/1996 are online via the Academic Search Premiere database)

Selected Language, Linguistics & Media Reference Books

• African American Quotations
  REF PN 6081.3 .A36 1998
• American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots
  REF P 615 .A43 2000
• American Mottoes and Slogans
  REF E 179 S544
• American Sign Language Handshape Dictionary
  REF HV 2475 .T46 1998
• The Atlas of Literature
  REF PN 164 .A85 1996
• Atlas of the World's Languages
  REF Atlas Stand
• Banned in the Media: A Reference Guide
  REF Z 658 .U5 F637 1998
• Bilingual Education: A Reference Handbook
  REF LC 3731 .F45 2002
• Compendium of the World's Languages
  REF P 371 .C36 2000
• Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics
  REF P 99.4 .P72 C62 1998
• Concise Encyclopedia of Sociolinguistics
  REF P 40 .C564 2001
• The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage: A Guide to Nondiscriminatory Language
  REF PE 1460 .M26 1991
• Dictionary of Historical and Comparative Linguistics
  REF P 143 .T727 2000
• Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More Than 400 Languages
  REF P 371 .D35 1998
• Dictionary of Lexicography
  REF P 327 .H37 1998
• A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology
  REF P 216 .T73 1996
• Encyclopedia of Bilingualism and Bilingual Education
  REF LC 3707 .E53 1998
• Encyclopedia of Language and Education
  REF LC 3715 .B57 1997
• Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
  REF P 29 .E48 1994 (10 vols)
• Encyclopedia of Semiotics
  REF P 99 .E64 1998
• Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe
  REF P 380 .E53 1998
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Applied Linguistics
  REF P 129 .E53 1998
• Language and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia
  REF P 29 .F47 1998
• Languages, Territories, and Names of California Indian Tribes
  REF E 78 C15 H43
• Linguistics: A Guide to the Reference Literature. 2nd ed.
  REF P 121 .D45 2000
• Linguistics Encyclopedia. 2nd ed.
  REF P 29 .L52 2002
• Linguistic Cultures of the World: A Statistical Reference
  REF P 35 .P29 1997
• Literacy in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Theory & Practice
  REF LC 151 .L487 2002
• Multicultural Dictionary of Literary Terms
  REF PN 41 .C28 1999
• The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage
  REF PE 1689 .M23 1989
• NTC's Dictionary of American Spelling
  REF PE 2817 .D69 1992
• NTC's Dictionary of Grammar Terminology
  REF PE 1097 .S63 1991
• Routledge Encyclopedia of Language Teaching & Learning
  REF P 51 .R66 2000
• Technical Translations
  REF Z 7401 T712
• Thesaurus of Linguistic Indexing Terms
  REF P 121 .C58 1992
• Variant Spellings in Modern American Dictionaries
  REF PE 2817 E4 1973
• Why Did They Name It .... ?
  REF T 223 V2 C27
• The World's Writing Systems
  REF P 211 .W714 1996

Selected Specialized Dictionaries in Main Reference

• The AIDS Dictionary
  REF RC 607 .A26 W383 1998
• British/ American Language Dictionary
  REF PE 2835 .M6 1991
• California Place Names: The Origin & Etymology of Current Geographical Names
  REF F 859 G79 1960 c. 2
• The Calligraphers' Dictionary
  REF Z 43 .F67 1990
• A Chaucer Dictionary
  REF PR 1903 D5
• The Congress Dictionary
  REF JK 1067 .D5 1993
• Contemporary American Slang, 2nd ed.
  REF PE 2846 .S638 2001
• Contemporary Thesaurus of Social Science Terms and Synonyms: A Guide for Natural Language Computer Searching
  REF Z 699.5 .S65 K57 1993
• Costume Language: A Dictionary of Dress Terms
  REF GT 507 .D38 1994
• County Name Origins of the United States
  REF E 155 .B33 2001
• Death Dictionary
  REF HQ 1073 .Q54 1994
• Diction for Singers
  REF MT 872 .W35 1990
• Dictionary of American Criminal Justice
  REF HV 7411 .C53 1998
• Dictionary of American Family Names
  REF CS 2485 .D53 2003
• Dictionary of American Regional English
  REF PE 2843 .D52 1985
• Dictionary of Cognitive Science
  REF BF 311 .V56713 2004
• Dictionary of Concepts in Physical Anthropology
  REF GN 50.3 .S74 1991
• Dictionary of Electronic and Computer Music Technology
  REF ML 102 .E4 D62 1992
• A Dictionary of the European Union
  REF KJE 926.5 .P55 2002 c. 2
• Dictionary of Existentialism
  REF B 819 .D455 1999
• Dictionary of Furniture
  REF NK 2205 .D5 1985
• Dictionary of Geopolitics
  REF JC 319 .D485 1994
• A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History
  REF CS 3010 K28
• Dictionary of Media & Communication Studies
  REF P 87.5 .W38 2003
• Dictionary of Media Literacy
  REF P 91.3 .S527 1997
• Dictionary of Military, Defense Contractor & Troop Slang Acronyms
  REF U 26 .G88 1990
• Dictionary of Multicultural Education
  REF LC 1099 .D53 1997
• The Dictionary of New Zealand English
  REF PE 3602 .Z5 D53 1997
• Dictionary of Russian Personal Names
  REF CS 2811 B4 1967
• Dictionary of Sexual Slang
  REF HQ 9 .R53 1993
• Dictionary of South & Southeast Asian Art
  REF N 7300 .C475 2000
• The Dictionary of Sports
  REF GV 567 .D53 1999
• Dictionary of Street Alcohol and Drug Terms. 4th ed.
  REF HV 5804 .J64 1993
• Dictionary of the American West
  REF PE 2970 .W4 B5 1993
• Dictionary of Teleliteracy: Television's 500 Biggest Hits, Misses, and Events
  REF PN 1992.3 .U5 B5 1996
• Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed.
  REF PN 1993.45 .S56 2000
• Flappers 2 Rappers: American Youth Slang
  REF PE 3727 .Y68 D35 1996 c. 2
• From the Goddess to the Glass Ceiling: A Dictionary of Feminism
  REF HQ 1115 .F77 1996
• Gang Slanging: A Collection of Words and Phrases Used by Gang Members
  REF HV 6439 .U7 F63 1995
• "Glossary" in Gay and Lesbian Rights
  REF HQ 76.3 .U5 N48 1994
• A Glossary of Geographical Terms
  REF G 108 .A2 B7 1979
• Glossary of Insurance Terms
  REF HG 8025 .G73 1996
• A Glossary of U. S. Government Vocabulary
  REF E 183 .W48 1992
• Graphic Communication Dictionary
  REF Z 118 .L96 2000
• Guide to Canadian English Usage
  REF PE 3235 .F44 1997
• Historical Dictionary of the Welfare State
  REF JC 479 .G74 1998
• Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States
  REF LC 1752 .H57 1998
• Immigration and the Law: A Dictionary
  REF KF 4817 .H56 1999
• In the Field: The Language of the Vietnam War
  REF PE 3727 .S7 R4 1991
• Juba to Jive: A Dictionary of African-American Slang
  REF PE 3727 .N4 M3 1994
• The Language of Sex
  REF HQ 9 .C35 1992
• Literacy Dictionary: The Vocabulary of Reading and Writing
  REF LB 1049.98 .L58 1995
• Marx-Engels Dictionary
  REF HX 17 .R87
• Music Terminology: A Practical Compendium in Four Languages
  REF ML 108 .B55 1999
• Names from Africa: Their Origin, Meaning and Pronunciation
  REF CS 2375 A33 C48 c. 2
• NetLingo: The Internet Dictionary
  REF TK 5105.875 .I57 N48 2002
• Newspeak: A Dictionary of Jargon
  REF PE 1630 .G74 1984
• NTC's Dictionary of Folksy, Regional & Rural Sayings
  REF PE 2839 .B47 1996
• Official Telecommunications Dictionary: Legal and Regulatory Definitions
  REF KF 2763.6 .O34 1997
• Oxford Dictionary of New Words
  REF PE 1630 .O94 1997
• The Peace and Nuclear War Dictionary
  REF U 263 .A434 1989
• Plato Dictionary
  REF B 351 .S7
• Scratch Ankle, U.S.A.: American Place Names and Their Derivation
  REF E 155 Q5
• Sierra Nevada Place Names Guide
  REF F 859 D36 c. 2
• The Social Work Dictionary
  REF HV 12 .B37 1999
• Spanish Business Dictionary
  REF HF 1002 .S58 2001
• Understanding American Business Jargon: A Dictionary
  REF HF 1001 .F65 1997
• Wall Street Words: An Essential A to Z Guide for Today's Investor
  REF HG 4513 .S37 1997
• Webster's New World Dictionary of Culinary Arts
  REF TX 349 .W42 1997
• What Do You Call A Person From ... ?
  REF PE 1582 .A3 D5 1990
• A Woman's Place: Quotations About Women
  REF PN 6084 .W6 W65 1992