LING 211: Languages of the World

Be sure to consult the Linguistics Guide for a full list of sources

• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language; Knight Reference P 29 .C64 1997
• Cambridge handbook of endangered languages
• Cambridge Handbook of Sociolinguistics
• Dictionary of languages: the definitive reference to more than 400 languages  Knight Reference P 29 .D35 1998
• Encyclopedia of language and linguistics; Knight Reference P 29 .E48 1994
• Glottolog
• Handbook of language & ethnic identity           Knight Reference  P35 .H34 2010  (Older version online)
• The Routledge Handbook of Language and Intercultural Communication
• International encyclopedia of linguistics   online and Knight Reference P 29 .I58 2003
• Routledge linguistics encyclopedia

Using Wikipedia to gain some general information: 

• Languages of Africa
• Languages of Europe
• Languages of North America
• Languages of Asia
• Languages of Australia
• Languages of South America