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Encyclopedias for Broad Subject Areas
- AccessScienceEncyclopedia covering all aspects of science and technology topics.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)A searchable collection of online subject encyclopedias with particular strength in arts and humanities topics.
- International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral SciencesScholarly articles about all aspects of the social sceinces.
If You Are Curious about Linguistics Topics--History, Terms Used by Linguists, Etc.
- Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics2nd edition. Elsevier, 2006.
Online only.
Broad in scope. Interdisciplinary aspects of linguistics and language studies are covered as well as various areas of linguistics. Global communication and writing systems are included as are biographies of linguists throughout history.
If You Are Curious About Language
- The Cambridge Dictionary of LanguagePrint only. Olin Library Reference P 29 .C64 2010 +
This illustrated one-volume encyclopedia presents the major themes in language study. A glossary and index provide excellent access to the many articles. Excellent maps, plates, photographs and charts. A bibliography is appended. - Oxford Companion to the English Language2nd edition, 2018.
Available Online.
Also in print: Olin Library Reference PE 31 .O84 2018
A lively textual exploration of the language. There are three types of entries: essay entries, brief dictionary entries for definitions or other explanations, and biographical entries.