Online Databases
The Ohio State University Libraries subscribes to numerous databases. The alphabetical list below includes a selection of those resources that are relevant to linguistics and related subject areas. These databases are restricted to OSU users only, and can be accessed on or off campus.
Academic Search Premier OSU users only
Full text for more than 3,170, and citations and abstracts for scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature
The bibliography consists of 69 volumes beginning in 1920 and issued annually in printed volumes. Subject areas covered by ABELL include English Language - including syntax, phonology, lexicology, semantics, stylistics and dialectology.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
Humanities Abstracts
Articles from nearly 468 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art and photography, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, literary and political criticism, music and performing arts, philosophy, and religion and theology. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. 1984 – Present.
Linguistics Abstracts Online
Includes more than 15,000 abstracts from nearly 300 linguistics journals published since 1985. Topics covered include: Comparative Linguistics, Computational Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Educational Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Linguistics Historiography, Linguistic Theory, Mathematical Linguistics, Neurolinguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Reading and Writing, Semantics, Sociolinguistics, Stylistics, Syntax and Morphology.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (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. Coverage is from 1973 to present.
MLA International Bibliography Ohiolink users only
Index to journals, books, dictionaries, dissertations, and conference papers on literature, languages, folklore and linguistics, from 1960 to present. Includes critical writings on literature and human languages, including both natural languages and invented languages, e.g., sign language and Esperanto.