Linguistics

Collection overview

The collection covers most aspects of applied and theoretical linguistics. Subjects covered include:

History of linguistics/History of language
Semantics
Pragmatics
Morphology
Writing systems
Grammar
Translating/interpreting
Pidgins and creoles
Sociolinguistics

Material relevant to the linguistics of a specific language can be found with the relevant language collection, eg English, German, or French.

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Collection location

Most books are located on the 5th floor South Block
All items available on open access will display the location LINGUISTICS, with the classmark prefix 3 eg LINGUISTICS South Block 5th Floor (3) WEX Tan
The Library increasingly purchases ebook titles available via MyiLibrary which can be accessed via the online catalogue
Recent issues of periodicals/journals are located in the North Reading Room (Periodicals Room) on the 4th floor South Block. For more information, see our journals resources page
Back issues of periodicals are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service on the catalogue. These can be requested via the online catalogue and collected at the service desk, 4th floor South Block
To locate individual titles use the online catalogue
Also use the catalogue to search for specific electronic journal titles. Full text services such as JSTOR and Academic Search Complete offer additional titles for which the Library does not have print holdings.

Related collections

The other main language collections – English, French, Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin American, and United States Studies
Palaeography & Manuscript Studies collection – particularly material on the development of scripts and other writing systems
Anthropology and Sociology collections – including material on linguistic anthropology, language and gender, language in social contexts, discourse analysis
Psychology collection – considerable holdings on the psychology of language and language acquisition (especially child language acquisition)
Dictionaries and reference works are located in the North Reading Room, 4th floor South Block.

Classmarks for Linguistics

All classmarks in this collection have a numerical prefix of 3 eg LINGUISTICS South Block 5th Floor (3) WEX Tan

Bi-/Multilingualism: WAU

Extinct languages/pidgins/creoles: WAY

Discourse analysis: WGR

Gender and language: WEX

Grammar: WG

History of language: WAH

History of philology and linguistics: W3

Language acquisition: WAJ

Lexicography: WA8

Linguistic anthropology: WAF

Morphology: WD

Phonology and Phonetics: WB

Psychology of language: WAI

Semantics: WE

Semiotics: WAO

Sociolinguistics: WAK

Translation: WAT

Writing/alphabets: WC

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

For more information about Linguistics holdings in other academic libraries in the London area, please consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk