Research Guides: Linguistics Research Guide: Find Articles and Databases

Getting Started

This guide serves as an introduction to the Linguistics resources provided by the Kathryn A. Martin Library. However, this guide is by no means a complete list of resources. To see all the available digital resources in Linguistics, visit the A-Z databases list:

Linguistics Subject Page

If you have questions, contact your librarian!

Databases for Linguistics Research

These databases contain entries relevant to the study of linguistics and languages. In addition, they contain articles or information related to broader topics in the humanities and social sciences.

LLBA (Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts)
LLBA abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
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PsycINFO (ProQuest)
Indexes more than 1,400 journals on psychology, psychiatry, sociology, education, linguistics and physiology from the American Psychological Association (APA).
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Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Scholarly journals, popular magazines and other resources covering most disciplines. A great place to start your research on any topic.
JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources. Our subscribed content includes the Sustainability, Life Sciences, Arts & Sciences I-VII, XII, XV, and Ireland collections and more than 70,000 DRM-free ebooks from academic publishers.
Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
This database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from thousands of serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers.
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Using Find It

If the article is not available in full-text within the database click the icon (available in many of the database) to help you retrieve the full-text article. Another window will open to UMD Library Catalog.

After clicking the UMD Find It icon, if the article is not available online or in the library, UMD Library Catalog will say "Check availability":

If you are not already logged into your library account, click Sign in to request
Click Interlibrary Loan and log in using your UMD credentials.
Choose "date needed by" and your department.
Submit your request.

If you need assistance contact a librarian.

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