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LING 2070: Introduction to Linguistics

Background Research

Do some background research on your topic to make sure you understand the key terms and concepts.

Reference Books in the Library

Ethnologue: Languages of Africa and Europe by Gary F. Simons & Charles D. Fennig (Editors)
Call #: REF 409 E842
Publication Date: 2018
Ethnologue: Languages of the Americas and the Pacific by Gary F. Simons & Charles D. Fennig (Editors)
Call #: REF 409 E843
Publication Date: 2018
Ethnologue: Languages of Asia by Gary F. Simons & Charles D. Fennig (Editors)
Call #: REF 409 E844
Publication Date: 2018
Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World by Keith Brown & Sarah Ogilvie (Editors-In-Chief)
Call #: REF 410.3 C744
Publication Date: 2008
Facts about the World's Languages by Jane Garry (Editor); Carl Rubino (Editor); H. W. Wilson (Editor)
Call #: REF 403 F142
ISBN: 0824209702
Publication Date: 2001
The World's Major Languages by Bernard Comrie
Call #: MAIN 400 W927
Publication Date: 2009

Reference eBooks

Oxford Reference Online | Linguistics - currently contains 6 reference books related to linguistics
Oxford Research Encyclopedias | Linguistics - browse subcategories like "Language Families/Areas/Contact"

OhioLINK Books

Routledge Language Family Series - includes Austronesian, Bantu, Indo-Aryan, Iranian, Japan and Korea, Mongolic, Sino-Tibetan, and Tai-Kadai

Dictionary of Languages: The Definitive Reference to More than 400 Languages by Andrew Dalby
Call #: OhioLINK
Publication Date: 2004

Web Resources on Language Families

Course Texts

Your textbooks can be a great first stop for choosing and beginning to research a language family.

Language: Its Structure and Use by Edward Finegan
Call #: MAIN 410 F495L
Publication Date: 2014
Language Matters by Laurie Bauer; Paul Warren; Janet Holmes
Call #: MAIN 400 B344L
Publication Date: 2006

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Subjects: English, Literature, & Modern Languages