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Reference Resources for Linguistics

 

Dictionaries

These dictionaries aid in understanding the specialized vocabulary of linguistics and related disciplines by providing definitions to terms, abbreviations, and schools of thought.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias offer a starting point for research by providing a brief summary of a topic and a bibliography that points to additional literature on that topic.

There are two major multivolume encyclopedias for linguistics and language studies:

Single volume encyclopedias and more specialized encyclopedias:

Handbooks

Handbooks in linguistics provide overviews to the field and guides to research.

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