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Scholarly Grammars
Linguists often use scholarly "Grammars" to find descriptions of how specific languages function. There's no perfect way to find the library's entire collection of scholarly grammars, so you'll want to work with your professor and with Iris to identify a good one for your purposes. However, searching for your language name and "grammars" as a Subject will get you started. In the example search below, I've also narrowed it down to some of the key scholarly publishers.
- Finding Scholarly Grammars in Catalyst: Try changing the Language listed in this search to find linguistic descriptions of your chosen languageFinding good reference grammars and other sources that describe the linguistic structures of a particular language can be challenging. Carleton or St. Olaf not have what you need? Check WorldCat for interlibrary loan options.
Additional Resources
- Glottolog
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A comprehensive catalogue of the world's languages, language families and dialects, including references to source material for linguists. To find the grammars, first find a language and then limit the references to the "doctype" called "grammar."
EthnologueCall Number: REF P371 .E83Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Key source for finding how languages are related to other languages. Catalogs all known living languages. Online version includes links to language resources including primary data.
Crosslinguistic Studies on Noun Phrase Structure and Reference by ISBN: 9004261443Publication Date: 2013-01-01Availability and more information from Catalyst...
World Atlas of Language StructuresCall Number: Ref P143 .W67 2005Availability and more information from Catalyst...
The Online version is easily browsable and searchable, and sources it's information thoroughly, leading you to important descriptions of specific languages and structures.
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Typology by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 9780199281251Publication Date: 2010-11-19The section on "Empirical Dimensions of Linguistic Typology" has chapters on many of the ways that languages treat things like person, case, word order, and the like.
The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Syntax by Call Number: ONLINEISBN: 0195136519Publication Date: 2008-07-01Availability and more information from Catalyst...
The Handbook of Morphology by Call Number: Books P241 .H36 1998ISBN: 0631185445Publication Date: 1991-01-16Availability and more information from Catalyst...
