Welcome to the Linguistics Subject Guide.
This research guide is intended to provide links to information resources, both online and in print, for researching topics in Linguistics Please refer to the links posted on the left-navigation bar.
Core Resources
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
Provides literature including journal articles and book chapters on linguistics and related language science fields. Covers all aspects of linguistics, from phonetics to semantics, and the various fields of linguistics (geographical, comparative, etc.).
Social Sciences Citation Index
Note: The library has begun a subscription to Scopus as a replacement for our Web of Science subscription. Access to Web of Science, including the Social Sciences Citation Index, will end on December 31, 2025. Covers journal information across 50 social sciences disciplines. Offers cited reference searching.
The Wold Atlas of Languages Structures Online (WALS)
This is a large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars) by a team of 55 authors.
View the full list of databases the Dewitt Wallace Library subscribes to and select the appropriate subject