Reference works such as handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, directories, bibliographies, etc. provide useful background information which helps start your research.
Online reference books in English Language Studies and English Literature can be accessed through general reference databases shown below.
Blackwell Reference Online - Provides full text access to key reference works. Browse by subject area "Linguistics" and "Literature" to locate relevant titles.
Oxford Bibliographies. Linguistics - Offers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on linguistics. You can search the bibliographies by keywords.
