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MLA International Bibliography (MLA)

Literature, language, linguistics, folklore

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  • Provides over two million citations for items from journals and series published worldwide.
  • Indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, bibliographies and websites.
  • Contains in each record a bibliographic citation for a journal article, book, or other item including information about the libraries that own the library resources.
  • Now includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals, which provides full information on more than 6,000 journals and series in the MLA International Bibliography Master List of Periodicals. The Directory of Periodicals includes many of the periodicals that are indexed in the MLA International Bibliography database. The electronic Directory of Periodicals is updated every six months.
Database details
Subjects
folklore linguistics
language literature
Sources 6,000+

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Number of records 2,000,000+
Dates covered 1926 to present
Updated 9 times a year
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Keyword kw: semiotic+
Abstract ab: poets performers
Accession number no: 1998-3-258
Author au: naiditch
Author phrase au= naiditch p g
[last name first]
Chapter's book title cb: cervantes
Descriptors de: childhood
Descriptors phrase de= erromango language
Document type phrase dt= journal article
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book
book article
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dissertation
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periodical
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Genre/form phrase ge= novel
Geographic coverage phrase gc= ghana
Institution in: irvine
Language phrase ln= english
Named person na: weil
simone weil
Named person phrase na= weil simone
[last name first]
Notes nt: pedagogy
Periodical editor 1 pe: keller
Periodical editor phrase 1 pe= keller, janet dixon
Periodical ISSN 1 pv: 0002-7294
Periodical language phrase 1 pv= greek
Periodical sponsor 1 px: literary scholars
Periodical sponsor phrase 1 px= assn. of literary scholars and critics
Periodical subject 1 py: asian studies
Periodical subject phrase 1 py= asian studies 18th century
Periodical title 1 pz: balzacienne
Periodical title phrase 1 pz= annee balzacienne
(or)
l'annee balzacienne
Place of publication pl: knoxville
Publication date pd: 1995
Publisher pb: u of tenn p
Series title se: oceanic linguistics special publications
Source so: linguistics
Source phrase so= language sciences
Standard number sn: 0824819357
0078-3188
Subject su: psycholinguistics
Subject phrase su= baby talk
Table of contents tc: shakespeare
Title ti: parabolic reversal
Title phrase ti= simone weils violent grace
Update ud: 199807
Year yr: 1995-1997
Year of degree dy: 1995
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