Why Articles?
Articles appear in periodical publications called journals, which are generally published at regular intervals, e.g. monthly, quarterly, or annually. Articles are good sources for:
- most recent research on a topic
- coverage of very narrow topics and research reports
Use the drop-down choice in this ("Find Journal Articles") tab to see selected journal tables of contents.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a broad search of diverse scholarly literature--papers, theses, books, and articles, presented in a weighted relevancy ranking. Help with Google Scholar and Advanced Search Tips.
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Primary Article Databases
All library databases are available to MU users both on or off-campus. For questions aabout access or VPN see Access From Home.
- Literature Online (LION)
LION contains the full text of the most important langugage and linguistics databases: MLA International Bibliography and ABELL--Annual Bibliography of Language and Literature - Communication and Mass Media Complete Coverage includes several hundren international journals of language and linguistics
- Linguistic Bibliography Online (1993--) Covers books and articles in both theoretical and descriptive linquistics, including the interdisciplinary fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and computer science.
- Arts & Humanities Citation Search (ISI) Part of ISI's huge Web of Science, this database provides article bibliographies and useful linking to citing articles.
Secondary Article Databases
Use the following to find language- and linguistics-related articles in related subject fields:
Business: ABI-Inform
Education: ERIC
Sociology and Intercultural Communication: Sociological Abstracts
Medicine: Medline (via OVID) Medline (via PubMed)
Psychology and psycholinguistics: PsycINFO
For broadest interdisciplinary journal coverage: ProQuest Research Library
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