Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics

The library is evaluating the online version of the Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (ELL) for purchase. Hailed as "the field's standard reference work for a generation, the ELL is the first encyclopedia to really exploit the multimedia potential of linguistics."

The online edition offers:

• Ground-breaking and International in scope and approach


• Alphabetically arranged with extensive cross-referencing


• Include updates as subjects develop


• Supplementary audio, video and text files online


• List of languages of the world (including information on no. of speakers, language family, etc.)


• Approximately 700 biographical entries (now includes contemporary linguists


• Available online via ScienceDirect featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy.

Audience: students, researchers and professionals who are seeking an authoritative source of information about any particular aspect of linguistics or its applications.

The URL is: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/referenceworks/9780080448541Let us know what you think about ELL! Send your comments to Peggy Cooper, or call her at 6-2311.