Modern Languages

The following resources have been compiled by the librarians with specific regard to the field of Modern Languages.

Reference Books

• Dictionary of languages. 1998. Ref 403 D13d

• The Oxford handbook of the philosophy of language. 2006. Ref 401 Ox22L

• The Cambridge encyclopedia of the world's ancient languages. 2004. Ref 409 C14W

• Ethnologue: Languages of the world. 15th ed. 2005. Ref 410 Et38G

• International encyclopedia of linguistics. 4 volumes. 2003. Ref 410 In82F

• A Dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. 1997. Ref 410.3 C95d

• Language and communication: A Cross-cultural encyclopedia. 1998. Ref 410.3 F49L

• The World's writing systems. 1996. Ref 411 W92w

• The Concise dictionary of twenty-six languages in simultaneous translations. 1968. Ref 411 G85

• Routledge encyclopedia of language teaching and learning. 2000. Ref 418 R76B

• The Gallaudet dictionary of American sign language. 2005. Ref 419 G135

English
English language materials can be found in the 420-428 range.

• The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language. 1995. Ref 420 C95c

• The Oxford companion to the English language. 1992 Ref 420 O98o

• The Oxford dictionary of pronunciation for current English. 2001. Ref 421.52 U71o

• NTC's dictionary of word origins. 1994. Ref 422 R67n

• The Greek element in English words. 1931. Ref 422 Sm7

• World dictionary of foreign expressions. 1999. Ref 422.4 On4

• British English for American readers. 1992. Ref 423 G88b

• The Oxford English dictionary. 20 volumes. 1989. Ref 423 Ox20

• The Oxford dictionary of new words. 1997. Ref 423 Ox25K

• Roget's international thesaurus. 2001. Ref 424 R63c

• Black talk: Words and phrases from the hood to the amen corner. 2000. Ref 427.089 S642b

• The Cassell dictionary of slang. 1998. Ref 427.09 G79c

• NTC's American idioms dictionary. 2000. Ref 428 S741n

German
German language materials can be found in the 430-438 range.

• A Handbook of Germanic etymology. 2003. Ref 430 Or34h

• The New Cassell's German dictionary. 1962. Ref 433 C34b

• Oxford-Duden German Dictionary: German-English. 2005. Ref 433.21 Ox22G

• Dictionary of German synonyms. 1953. Ref 434 F24

• Oxford companion to German literature. 1976. Ref 830.3 G18o
  Obviously a bit dated, and yet, good source for historical German literature

French
French language materials can be found in the 442-448 call number range.

• Dictionnaire des synonymes. 2001. Ref 443 G28d
  A perfect reference tool for the student or general user learning the shades of meaning and nuances of the French language. Numerous example sentences show words in context, allowing the user to choose the best word to suit the intended meaning. Other features include - an easy-to-navigate A-to-Z format - labels indicating whether a word or expression is colloquial or formal, to ensure appropriate usage - notes on potentially confusing words that are similar in meaning - a clean, readable design.

• Nouveau dictionnaire etymologique et historique. 1989. Ref 442 D56e
  French etymological history of words, phrases, etc.

• Nouveau petit Larousse: Dictionnaire encyclopedique pour tous. 1968. Ref 443 L32no

• Littre's Dictionnaire de la langue francaise. 1970. 7 volumes. Ref 443 L73
  Standard classic resource for the study of the French language.

• Le petit Larousse illustre en couleurs. 2005. Ref 443.023 L556

• The Oxford-Duden pictorial French-English dictionary. 1988. Ref 448 Ox22M

Italian
Look in the 450s for Italian language resources.

• A Short Italian dictionary: In two parts. 1960. Ref 453 H67s

• Cassell's Italian dictionary: Italian-English. 1967. Ref 453.2 C34

Spanish
Spanish language materials can be found in the 460-469 range.

• A Dictionary of proverbs, sayings, maxims, adages: English and Spanish. 1998. Ref 398.961 C17

• Diccionario de la lengua espanola. 2001. Ref 463 D54
  Spanish dictionary

• Enciclopedia pictorica Duden in espanol con indices en espanol e ingles. 1943. Ref 463 D86

• Larousse gran diccionario: ingles-espanol. 2004. Ref 463.21 L332L

• Oxford Spanish dictionary. 2003. Ref 463.21 Ox22

• The University of Chicago Spanish dictionary. 2002. Ref 463.21 Un3

• Oxford companion to Spanish literature. 1978. Ref 860.3 Ox2
  Dated, yet good for classic Spanish literature.

Chinese

• ABC Chinese-English dictionary. 1996. Ref 495.1 A11a

• The Oxford-Duden pictorial English & Chinese dictionary. 1988. Ref 495.13 Ox25

Japanese

• The Kanji dictionary. 1996. Ref 495.6 K16k

• The modern reader's Japanese-English character dictionary. 1962. Ref 495.632 N33

We have several other language resources in the 400's, including Hindi (491.4), Russian (491.7), Hebrew (492.4), Greek (483), and Latin (473.2). If you have any difficulty locating these materials, please contact a librarian for help.

Finding Books

• Online Catalog
  • Find books, as well as a variety of other materials in the TU Libraries.
  • Use the Advanced search option to specify material format, campus, language, and date range.

• WorldCat
  • Find books, among other things, to request via Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Finding Articles

• ClasePeriodica
  Indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities, as well as covering journals specializing in science and technology. Provides access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. Contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.


• Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS Online)
  A multidisciplinary bibliography covering key resources in the humanities and social sciences of Latin America, HLAS is compiled and annotated by scholars from around the world.


• Informe! (also in Spanish version)
  Provides indexing and full-text for 50 Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals, newspapers, and pamphlets. Includes popular titles such as Actual, Latina, Siempre!, and El Nuevo Herald. Content is indexed and cross-referenced with a Spanish-language thesaurus and features both Spanish and English versions. 1995 to present.


• Project MUSE
  This collection of 400 journals represent the publications of 100 not-for-profit organizations. Every article available in Project MUSE is in full-text, meaning you will immediately be able to view, print, or save the article for later use.


• MLA International Bibliography
  Indexes over 4,000 scholarly journals and series in the fields of literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Includes citations, but no abstracts.

Finding Journals

• List of Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
  Search by journal title keyword for online full-text journals, and to see what we have in print in the library.


• Click here for a Language Subject Search in the Periodical List to find out what journals (and how many) we have available both in print and online. Click on the blue links to enter the actual list of titles. The numbers in parentheses beside the subject indicate how many journal titles are included in that subject area. Look for specific languages or the study of linguistics, however your topic breaksdown in the field of Language Studies to find more specific journals.

Other Research Tools

• Credo Reference
  A conglomeration of specialized dictionaries and encyclopedias that allows you to search for definitions and encyclopedia articles, as well as develop ideas for expanding or refining a research strategy.

• Oxford Reference Premium Online  
  Oxford University Press produces a number of extremely useful reference materials, many of which they have made available here. You can search by keyword, but you can also choose particular subjects and from there, particular books within which to search. This willl provide you with all sorts of background and broad spectrum information on a particular topic.

• Biography Resource Center  
  Find background information about people, authors, famous personalities, and others. Search by first or last name. 

Citation Help

One of the least favorite aspects of research papers are the citations, documenting the sources where you gleaned your information. To make that a little easier, the Library offers a few resources.

• MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 2003. Ref 808.027 G35M
  The standard source for citation style in literature and writing, published by the Modern Language Association.

• The Citation Style Guide is a place where you can find call numbers for print Style Manuals and Handbooks, as well as online help from several different universities around the States. Check it out and see if it helps!

• RefWorks
  is a Citation Management program. Fully available online, and linked from the Library's home page, it allows you to keep it all ELECTRONIC. Download your citations from the various databases you're using into RefWorks. This program will create the Works Cited page for you with little effort. In a database, look for the option to EXPORT - that is where you'll find this gem of a program.

• Automatically Generated Citations can be found in our Library Catalog (to the right of the item on the Results page), as well as in most EBSCO databases (like Academic Search Premier, PsycINFO, Communications and Mass Media Complete, etc.). Most databases either provide an instant citation in a couple of different styles, or they allow Exporting to RefWorks (see above). Ask a Librarian for more help in managing your citations and creating your bibliographies and works cited pages faster.

• WorldCat.org
  "Cite this item" within individual item record lists the citation in APA, MLA, Chicago and more.

• The Writing Center is also a solid resource. Available in the Library, this is run by the English department. If you'd like face-to-face help individually with citing or any aspect of writing and editing your paper, the Writing Center is the place to go. For more information, see their page on the Portal, or you can contact them at writingctr@taylor.edu.

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