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English 111 - Introduction to Linguistics

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• Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial : A self-paced tutorial in eight chapters. Learn how to prepare for a research paper, pick the right research tools, search for information in our online catalog, in periodical indexes and on the web, avoid plagiarism and cite sources!

International Encyclopedia of Linguistics

• Use to find a concise overview of a linguistic topic or concept

Searching using connectors: AND, OR, and NOT.
More about search connectors from Finding It! A Research Skills Tutorial

Library Catalog

• Use to find books and other materials in the library's collections
• Try these searches:
  • keyword search for english and language and sexis?
  • subject search for language and languages sex differences

Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)

• Use to find articles in magazines and scholarly journals.
• Includes some full text from over a thousand magazines and periodicals.
• Sample searches:
  • to find opinion pieces on the sexism of english:
    • english and language and sexis* and (opinion or argument or editorial)
  • to find articles about gender differences in language:
    • broader: language and gender and differences
    • more specific: language and gender and (innate or socializ*)

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)

• Use to search the literature (journal articles, monographs, recent books, dissertations, book reviews and other information sources) of the linguistics and language behavior fields.
• Use the advanced search for more search options.
• Use the thesaurus to find helpful search terms and related terms.
• Use JournalFinder links to locate full text.

MLA International (Modern Language Association) Bibliography (1926 to present)

• Uses to search books, essays in books, articles from nearly 4000 journals, proceedings, dissertations as listed in Dissertation Abstracts International, and other materials; excludes book reviews. Is the most comprehensive index covering modern languages (including computer and invented), literatures, linguistics, and folklore since 1000 A.D.
• No abstracts or full text.

ERIC

• Use to search the literature of education, including more than 750 journals, as well as research and technical reports, curriculum and teaching guides, books and other materials.
• Like LLBA, ERIC also has an advanced search and a thesaurus.
• Some full-text of ERIC documents is available.
• Use JournalFinder to find the full-text of articles indexed in ERIC.

Education Full Text (1984 to present)

• Uses to search education journals.
• Includes some full text.

Style Guides

UNCG's APA Style Quick Reference
APA's website for citing electronic formats