Resource Guide:
English Language
Selected Call Numbers
Call numbers are the shelving locations for each item. Browsing in the following areas of the library will help you find materials for your topic.
| Topic | Call Number |
|---|---|
| Language. Linguistic theory. Comaprative grammar | P 101-410 |
| English Language | PE |
| Modern English | PE 1001-1693 |
Selected Subject Headings
Subject headings are selected terms to represent a topic. Searching subject headings in the library catalog will bring the most complete list of results. Below are some example subject headings. More subject headings can be located in the red books at the reference desk.
- English language
- English language, usage
- English language, grammar
- English language, grammar, historical
- Grammar, comparative and general
- Linguistic analysis
Selected Materials at the Von Canon Library
Below are some selected materials in the library with their shelving locations. Browsing in the listed areas of the library will help you find more materials for your topic.
| Title | Call Number |
|---|---|
| 500 years of new words | e-Book |
| Speaking freely : a guided tour of American English... | PE 2846 .S59 |
| The stories of English | PE 1074.7 .C79 |
| A cultural history of the English language | e-Book |
| The mother tongue : English & how it got that way | PE 1072 .B76 |
| English grammar for the utterly confused | e-Book |
| Linguistic variation and change | PE 1101 .M55 |
Selected Research Databases
The following databases are specifically useful for your topic. You can search them individually on the databases page.
- America: History and Life
- http://southernvirginia.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,url,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=nlebk
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- European Views of the Americas: 1493 to 1750
- Humanities International Complete
- JSTOR
- http://www.jurn.org/
- http://southernvirginia.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/mlaib?accountid=28732
- OAISter
- http://southernvirginia.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.oed.com/
- Oxford Reference
- Proquest Dissertations and Theses Global
- http://southernvirginia.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
- http://southernvirginia.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://www.worldcat.org/
Selected Journals and Magazines
The following journals supply articles to the library’s databases. YOu can see if a specific journal supplies articles to our databases by searching the journal title on the library journal page.
- English Language Notes
- English: Journal of the English Association
- English Studies
- English Text Construction
- English World-Wide
Selected Websites and Digital Archives
The following websites are librarian-evaluated to provide trustworthy information for your topic. They include digitized collections connected to your topic.