University of Canterbury Subject Guides - Linguistics

Finding Linguistics Books

Linguistics books are generally shelved on Level 4, but also in other parts of the Library depending on the topic. We use the Library of Congress classification system for arrangement.

Every item in the Library has a unique call number which can be found by using the Library Catalogue.

Books which are in high demand for particular courses are held on Restricted Loan. To see the list for your course, type the course code into the Course code search in the Library Catalogue, eg ling 101

Guide to call numbers

Library of Congress Classifications for Linguistics

P	Linguisitic. Level 4
1-19	Periodicals, yearbooks
24-27	General works
29	Encyclopedias, dictionaries. Latest in Reference.
33-36	Relationship to anthropology, culture
37-38	Psycholinguistics (see also BF 455)
40	Sociolinguistics
47	Textual criticism
51	Study and teaching
60-81	History of Philology
83	Biography
85-96	Communication, Mass media
99	Semiotics
101-410	Language, Linguistics theory, comparative grammar
501-679	Indo-European / Indo Germanic philology
901-1091	Extinct and medieval languages
B-BF	Philosophy and Psychology. Level 9
B 840	Philosophy of language
BF 455-463	Psycholinguistics
LB	Education (Education Library). Level 2
LB 1139	Language acquisition
PA	Classical languages. Level 4
PB-PM	Modern Languages. Level 4
Q-R	Biological sciences and medicine. Level 2
QP 306	Neurolinguistics
RC 423-428	Clinical linguistics