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Featured New Books

Modern Languages: Why it Matters by Katrin Kohl
Call Number: PB 35 .K64 2021
Kohl argues that language diversity is of vital importance to human societies, sustaining the complexity of human nature, culture and technology.
Formulaic Language and Linguistic Change by Andreas Buerki
Call Number: PF 3087 .B84 2020
Publication Date: 2020-04-16
A substantial proportion of our everyday language is 'formulaic', that is, it consists of oft-repeated chunks. This important new book investigates formulaic language from the point of view of language change. Employing a novel quantitative and data-led approach, it traces and analyses change in phraseology across 20th Century German as used in Switzerland.
Language Politics and Policies by Thomas Ricento (Editor)
Call Number: P 119.32 .U6 L365 2019
[T]his volume provides a comprehensive picture of the current political, cultural and social factors impacting language policy in the United States and Canada. The chapters cover many aspects of social life in North America, such as immigration, bilingual education, heritage languages, and linguistic identity, and explore the challenges and set-backs, along with the many positive steps taken in recent years to advance the values of inclusion amidst diversity in a variety of contexts and domains in the United States and Canada.

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Welcome to the library subject guide on linguistics. This guide is intended to help you get started with your research by connecting you with linguistics resources at Mount Allison and on the Internet.

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Key Databases for Linguistics

Linguistics Database (ProQuest All) This link opens in a new window
Covers approximately 140 Linguistics journals.
MLA (Modern Language Assocation) International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
Index to scholarly research in several languages covering topics in language, literature, linguistics, folklore and film. Includes citations from more than 4,400 periodicals and 1,000 book publishers as well as series, proceedings, theses.
Years Indexed: 1920s - present

Other recommended databases for Linguistics

The Tower of Babel

Source: Tower of Babel: Lucas van Valckenborch (1535 or later–1597) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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About this Guide

This guide was created by librarian Anita Cannon who retired in 2022.

New resources and updates will appear in coming months but for now, all credit for the work that went into developing this guide rests with Anita.