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LibCat

Use LibCat, the library's catalog, to search for resources by Keyword, Title, or Author.

The ‘Browse By Subject’ search option (in the menu at the top of the LibCat page) can also be used to find materials about a specific subject and/or geographic location.

Below, find a few examples of subject headings that may relate to your research topic. You can copy and paste into the "Browse by Subject" option available in the menu bar at the top of LibCat. (Replace Place with a broad place description, e.g., Hawaiʻi, Oceania, Polynesia, Samoa, Tonga, etc.)

  • Linguistics
  • Linguistics Dictionaries
  • Linguistics Encyclopedias
  • Linguistics History
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Grammaticalization
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Inflection
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Morphology
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Phonology
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Possessives
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Syntax
  • Grammar, Comparative and general Verb phrase
  • Semantics
  • Language and languages
  • Language acquisition
  • Indo-European languages
  • Austronesian languages

Subject headings for specific languages are constructed as follows: keyword + language. See sample subject headings below.

  • English language
  • Spanish language
  • Japanese language
  • Ryukyuan language
  • Tagalog language
  • Iloko language

Subject headings can also be used with a geographical location as a sub-heading. For example, Subject heading + Geographic location. See sample searches below.

  • Linguistics- United States
  • Languages in contact Europe
  • Languages in contact Philippines

Browse the Print Collection

Materials in the library are shelved by subject.

Browse the collection on the 1st floor (Lower Level) of Mookini Library.

Shelf Code Subject Area
P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics
P1-85 General
P87-96 Communication. Mass media
P98-98.5 Computational Linguistics. natural Language Processing
P99-99.4 Semiotics. Signs and Symbols
P99.5-99.6 Nonverbal Communication
P101-410 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
P501-769 Indo-European (Indo-Germanic) philology
P901-1091 Extinct ancient or medieval languages

Samples of Print Books in Collection

The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis book cover

The Oxford Handbook of Polysynthesis
by Michael Fortescue (Editor); Marianne Mithun (Editor); Nicholas Evans (Editor)
Call Number: P299.P65 .O94
ISBN: 9780199683208
Publication Date: 2017

Language and Identity book cover

Language and Identity
by David Evans (Editor)
Call Number: P302.84 L36
ISBN: 9781474294942
Publication Date: 2016

Spoken Corpus Linguistics book cover

Spoken Corpus Linguistics
by Svenja Adolphs; Ronald Carter
Call Number: P128.C68 A36
ISBN: 1138890626
Publication Date: 2015

Modern Hebrew book cover

Modern Hebrew
by Norman Berdichevsky
Call Number: PJ4551 .B48
ISBN: 0786494921
Publication Date: 2014

A Concise Introduction to Linguistics book cover

A Concise Introduction to Linguistics
by Bruce M. Rowe; Diane Levine
Call Number: P121 .R6926
Publication Date: 2005

Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution book cover

Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution
by Ray Jackendoff
Call Number: P151 .J254
Publication Date: 2002

An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology book cover

An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology
by John Clark; Colin Yallop
Call Number: P217 .C65
Publication Date: 1990

Phonetic Symbol Guide book cover

Phonetic Symbol Guide
by Geoffrey K. Pullum; William A. Ladusaw
Call Number: P226 .P85
Publication Date: 1996

Morphology: Word Structure in Generative Grammar book cover

Morphology: Word Structure in Generative Grammar
by John T. Jensen
Call Number: P241 .J46
Publication Date: 1990

The Expression of Modality book cover

The Expression of Modality
by Erin Eschenroeder (Contribution by); Sarah Mills (Contribution by); Thao Nguyen (Contribution by); William Frawley (Editor)
Call Number: P299.M6 E97
Publication Date: 2006

Exploring the Syntax-Semantics Interface book cover

Exploring the Syntax-Semantics Interface
by Robert D. Van Valin
Call Number: P291 .V3578
Publication Date: 2005

Compendium of the World’s Languages book cover

Compendium of the World’s Languages
by George L. Campbell
Call Number: P371 .C36
Publication Date: 2000

Growing Old with Two Languages book cover

Growing Old with Two Languages
by Ellen Bialystok (Editor); Margot D. Sullivan (Editor)
Call Number: P120.A35 G86
ISBN: 9027241953
Publication Date: 2017

Samples of Ebooks in Collection

An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies book cover

An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies
by Anne McCabe
Publication Date: 2011

Introduction to English Morphology book cover

Introduction to English Morphology
by Alexander Tokar
Publication Date: 2012

Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology book cover

Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology
by Ulrike Gut
Publication Date: 2009-06-04

A Companion to the History of the English Language book cover

A Companion to the History of the English Language
by Haruko Momma and Michael Matto
Publication Date: 2008

I am a Linguist book cover

I am a Linguist
by R.M.W. Dixon with a foreword by Peter Matthews
Publication Date: 2011