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Starting
Points:
Guide to Language
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E F E R E N C E B O O K S
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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419 Ste |
American
Sign Language |
Over 700 signs and 1,200
illustrations. “[T]he largest and most complete dictionary of sign
language ever published,” according to the National Association of
the Deaf. |
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420.3 Dal |
Dictionary of Languages |
More than 400 languages,
living and dead. Includes maps, proverbs, anecdotes,
quotations, and charts of scripts. |
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R 423 O |
Oxford English Dictionary |
This 12-volume set is considered
the ultimate reference in English lexicology. |
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R 423.1 Acr |
Acronyms,
Initials & Abbreviations Dictionary |
The best authority on acronyms.
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R 423.1 Lin |
Oxford American Writer’s
Thesaurus |
More than 300,000 synonyms and
100,00 antonyms and over 200 short essays. |
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427.09 Gre |
Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
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This dictionary features 70,000
words and phrases used in most English-speaking countries
dating from the early 16th century to the present. |
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427.973 Smi |
Black Talk |
A dictionary of African American
vernacular. |
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427.978 Ble |
Dictionary of the American
West |
Over 5,000 colorful terms.
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R 463 A |
The American Heritage
Larousse Spanish Dictionary |
Over 70,000 entries, featuring
grammatical references, sample sentences,
technical and specialized vocabularies, and regular and
irregular verbs. |
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R 491.7
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The
Oxford Russian-English Dictionary |
Primarily for students of
Russian whose native language is English. |
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R 495.6 K |
Kenkyusha's New
Japanese-English Dictionary |
An excellent tool for the
advanced and beginner users since the Japanese
entry is in transliteration and followed by the Japanese
writing. |
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F I N D I N G B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S /
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 400-499 |
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addition to reference books, you may want to search for
other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject
search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then - Search Our Catalog - in the upper right hand.
Good
subject headings for this topic are Spanish language; Polish
language; etc. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R.
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using your
library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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Alta Vista Translations |
Instant
translations from English to French, German, Italian,
Spanish or Portuguese. See also
Google
Translations. |
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BBC Languages |
Tutorials for French Spanish, English,
German, Urdu, and others. |
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Dictionary.com |
Dictionary and thesaurus.
Scroll down for foreign language science, medical and
other dictionary and language links. |
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The Ethnologue |
Resources
on languages of the world |
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Handspeak |
A practical sign language online dictionary intended for fun
learning. |
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Language |
Exploratorium magazine explores the generation, evolution
and transmission of languages in the user-friendly forum. |
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I Love Languages |
iLoveLanguages lists, categorizes, and promotes internet
resources related to language, education and use. |
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For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 4/28/06
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