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This guide is intended to aid students of linguistics in the Slavic and Eastern Languages Department at Boston College.

Dictionary of American Regional English This link opens in a new window
The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) represents the full panoply of American regional vocabulary.
Grand Corpus des grammaires françaises, des remarques et des traits sur la langue (XIVe-XVIIe s.) This link opens in a new window
Great Corpus of French language Grammars, Commentaries and Treatises on language (14th-17th centuries) groups together in one database the Corpus of French Renaissance grammars, the Corpus of French 17th century grammars and the Corpus of remarks on the French language (17th Century).
Indo-European Etymological Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new window
(IEDO) reconstructs the lexicon for the most important languages and language branches of Indo-European.

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics
The dictionary covers every aspect of linguistics, including sociolinguistics, language theory and history, language families, and major languages from all over the world
Encyclopedia of Semiotics
The Encyclopedia of Semiotics is a comprehensive reference guide to concepts in semiotics, sign theory, and cultural studies. Three hundred entries by leading scholars in a variety of fields — from anthropology and literary theory to linguistics and philosophy — survey the study of signs and symbols in human culture. These articles cover key concepts, theories, theorists, schools of thought, and issues in communications, cognition, and cultural theory.
International Encyclopedia of Linguistics
Comprehensive survey of the field with longer essays on large topics and short essays on subtopics. Also available in print in 4 volumes (O'Neill Reference REF P29.I58 2003)
Linguistic Bibliography Online
The online edition contains all entries of the printed volumes as of 1993 and new records are added on a monthly basis.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: Linguistics
Excellent annotated bibliography authored by premier experts in the field of Linguistics