Linguistics

As you start your research, it can be useful to look at sources like encyclopedias, handbooks, and dictionaries. These are also known as reference sources. They can help you identify or refine a topic for your research, find useful definitions, basic information, or overviews of a specific subject or issue, identify key concepts and researchers in the field, and find other materials which might be useful for your research.

UO Libraries has sources like these both online and in print form. Print books are located in Knight Library and are organized by call number. To find the exact location of print books in Knight Library, click on the link to be taken to the catalog record and click "Locate." This will tell you which floor of the library and which shelf number the book is located on.

These databases let you a search a multidisciplinary collection of reference sources and may be a good place to start if you aren't sure what type of reference source would have information on the topic you're interested in. 

Linguistics Reference Sources

Language Reference Sources

Cultural Information Sources

This is a selection of some of the encyclopedias and handbooks the UO Libraries has related to Linguistics. We also have access to many other encyclopedias and handbooks, both online and in print. Try searching LibrarySearch for additional resources by typing (handbook OR encyclopedia) plus the broad topic of your interest.

Linguistics

Languages

Cultural Information

General Linguistics

Sociolinguistics

Semantics

Pragmatics

Bilingualism/Multilingualism

Second Language Acquisition

General Language

Endangered Languages/Language Revitalization

Specific groups (a sample)