LibGuides: Language Studies: Finding articles

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A good search term is the key to effectively and rapidly finding information in databases. Here are some tips:

Be specific. Consider including synonyms for a specific terminology. For example, the term ‘syllables’ is more precise than 'speech sounds'.

Link your terms in specific ways. Using AND, OR, NOT can structure the search engines' assumptions about the order in which the terms should appear in a webpage. For example: Pitch movement AND Intonation

Consider using the Search Guide or Help available in databases.

Surveys

Year's Work in Modern Language Studies Online 2011- through JSTOR. Vol.1-v.72 for 1929/1930-2010 are in print only and shelved in the stacks at PB1 .Y45.

Linguistics, the Cambridge survey In print only and shelved in Rock stacks: P121 .L567 1988

Databases

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts
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1973-present; LLBA covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is also given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics.
MLA International Bibliography
1926-present; the MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. The electronic version of the bibliography contains over 1.5 million citations from more than 4,400 journals and series and 1,000 book publishers.
FRANCIS
1972-2015; through an international perspective, FRANCIS provides citations to interdisciplinary materials for the humanities and social sciences. Topics include art, psychology, information science, archaeology, ethnology, geography, business management, history of science and technology, history and science of religion, linguistics, literature, philosophy, prehistory and protohistory, sociology, education and more. Citations include journal articles, conference papers, books, reports, and doctoral dissertations.
JSTOR
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Provides image and full text online access to back issues of selected scholarly journals in history, economics, political science, demography, mathematics and other fields of the humanities and social sciences. Consult the online tables of contents for holdings, as coverage varies for each title.

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List of Journals @ Brown

Philology, Languages & Literatures

Finding Articles in Databases

The databases listed below are where you will find citations and often full-text links to articles from journals in these subject areas, as well as to books and book chapters.

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