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Key databases
Linguistics DatabaseSearches the linguistics literature including sources on the study of language, phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics Applied linguistics Descriptive linguistics Discourse analysis Language (pathological and normal) Learning disabilities Nonverbal communication Phonetics Phonology Psycholinguistics
Full text availability: Some full text. Use the 'Check for Full Text' feature in the database.
Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)Searches international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics.
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics Applied linguistics Descriptive linguistics Discourse analysis Language - pathological and normal Learning disabilities Nonverbal communication Phonetics Phonology Psycholinguistics
Sources:journal articles, book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations and working papers
Full text availability: Some full text. Use the "Check for Full Text" feature in the database.
Date coverage: 1973 to date.
Nexis UniThis link opens in a new windowSearches and provides access to 2,300+ global newspapers, 4,200+ journals and magazines, 640+ newswires and 32,000 company profiles. Covers sourcesfrom 200 countries in 28 languages.
Proquest: Linguistics CollectionSearches Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) and Linguistics Database covering the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics.
Subjects: Anthropological linguistics Applied linguistics Descriptive linguistics Discourse analysis Language (pathological and normal) Learning disabilities Nonverbal communication Phonetics Phonology Psycholinguistics
Full text availability: Some full text. Use the 'Check for Full Text' feature in the database.
Date coverage: 1973 to date.
ProQuest: Social Science Premium CollectionThis link opens in a new windowSearches thousands of sources from multiple publishers.
Cross searches databases covering social science subjects. Not included in Discovery
ProQuest: The ArtsThis link opens in a new windowSearches Art, Design & Architecture Collection, British Periodicals, Periodicals Archive Online, ProQuest Dissertations & Theses: UK & Ireland: The Arts and The Vogue Archive (American edition).
ScienceDirectThis link opens in a new windowApproximately 2800+ journal titles in business and related subjects
ScopusThis link opens in a new windowAlternative login route: Use https://www.scopus.com/home.uri then login via the "Institution" icon on the home page, then "Check access" and then sign in via institutional access.
Scopus is one of the leading databases of peer-reviewed citations and abstracts, covering 21,000 titles from 5,000 publishers in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
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More on how to access print journals in other libraries. Find out more about SCONUL Access, access to the National Library of Scotland and access to other libraries.
Access to journal content from participating UK public libraries. Browse journal titles from the search page, view abstracts online then visit your local participating library in the UK to view/download the full version.
