LING 3080: Linguistics for Language Learning

Finding books on linguistic characteristics of different languages takes some work. Use these tips to get started:

Research Method - Keyword Search:

• Search CU Books or OhioLINK using keywords that combine:
  • your informant's county of origin or native language with
  • linguistic concepts like "linguistics" or "morphology"

For example, search "Chinese linguistics" or "Mandarin linguistics" and you'll find books like these: 

Research Method - Subject Search:

• Search CU Books or OhioLINK for subject headings for more precise searching. 
  • Change the search setting from a keyword search to a subject search
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  • Type the name of the language you're studying followed by the word "language"
    • For example: "Chinese language" or "German language"
  • Explore all the relevant subcategories like: 
    • Chinese language dialects
    • Chinese language grammar
    • Chinese language handbooks, manuals, etc.
    • Chinese language phonetics

and much more....