ISGuides: Languages and Intercultural Studies: Journal Articles

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Key databases

Cambridge Journals Online (CJO) This link opens in a new window
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
IngentaConnect This link opens in a new window
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Searches contents from a number of journals covering mathematics, statistics and business subjects.
Linguistics Database
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)
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 Uni This link opens in a new window
Oxford Journals (OUP) This link opens in a new window
Proquest: Linguistics Collection
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 Collection This link opens in a new window
ProQuest: The Arts This link opens in a new window
SAGE Journals Online This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Approximately 2800+ journal titles in business and related subjects
Scopus This link opens in a new window Alternative 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.Scopus recommend uses Chrome or Firefox. Results might not display correctly in Edge.
Springer Nature Link This link opens in a new window
Taylor & Francis Online This link opens in a new window
Web of Science [previously called Web of Knowledge] This link opens in a new window
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window

Journals articles outside our collection

Interlibrary loan
Request journal articles we don't have in our collection using the interlibrary loan service
Access to other libraries (UK and Ireland)
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.
Library Hub Discover
Search 126 UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogues (replaces Copac and SUNCAT)
Access to Research (UK)
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.