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Databases for ELL

When accessing these databases from outside the University campus, you will need to log in using your University network username and password. For more information, please see our help on passwords and logging in.

Academic OneFile

Full text of communication related journal articles, as part of general subject coverage. Many articles about online methods of communication. Also provides access to full text of newspaper articles from most British daily papers including the Financial Times and a small number of US newspapers such as the New York Times. Easy to search and retrieve the full text. Some articles just have abstracts available.

British education index

Information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK.

MLA bibliography

MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association.

Oxford English dictionary

Full text of the Oxford English dictionary online with advanced search features.

PsycINFO

Produced by the American Psychological Association and accessed via EBSCOhost, this database indexes and abstracts journal articles, chapters, books, dissertations and reports on psycholinguistics and child language from almost 1500 periodicals.

Sociological index

SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 2.1 million records and full text for more than 860 journals dating back to 1908. This database also includes full text for  books and conference papers. Particularly relevant for sociolinguistics.