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Comparative Literature: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Online and Print Dictionaries
- Oxford Reference: Bilingual Dictionaries
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18 bilingual dictionaries from French to German to Welsh. - Oxford Dictionaries
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Dictionaries and other language learning resources covering English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. - French: Dictionary ResourcesLinks to various online French dictionary resources and points to print French dictionaries as well.
- SEALANG LibraryLexical and dictionary resources for Southeast Asia. Languages include Indonesian, Malay, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese and many more.
Print Dictionaries
Print dictionaries are located on the 1st floor in the Suzzallo Reference section. Additional print dictionaries are located throughout the library and can be found by searching the UW catalog.
The call numbers for the foreign language dictionaries in the 1st floor Suzzallo Reference section are below:
| Language | Call Number |
|---|---|
| American English | PE2835 |
| Arabic | PJ6640 |
| Chinese | PL1455 |
| Danish | PD3640 |
| English | PE1628 |
| English-Gaelic | PB1591 |
| English-Irish | PB1291 |
| English-Scots | PE2106 |
| English-Welsh | PB2191 |
| Esperanto | PM8237 |
| French | PC2640 |
| German | PF3640 |
| Greek | PA1139 |
| Hawaiian | PL6446 |
| Hebrew | PJ4833 |
| Japanese | PL679 |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | PL4326 |
| Korean | PL937 |
| Latin | PA2365 |
| Laotian | PL4251 |
| Norwegian | PD2691 |
| Persian | PK6379 |
| Polish | PG6640 |
| Portuguese | PC5327 |
| Russian | PG2640 |
| Swedish | PD5640 |
| Tagalog | PL6056 |
| Thai | PL4187 |
| Tibetian | PL3637 |
| Turkish | PL191 |
| Vietnamese | PL4376 |
Translation Aids
- WordReference.comFree online translation dictionaries.
Encyclopedia Collections
Additional print encyclopedias are located on the 1st floor in the Suzzallo Reference section as well as throughout the library.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Encyclopedias in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. - Oxford Reference Online
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Encyclopedias and dictionaries in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences. - Oxford Handbooks Online
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Introductions to topics and critical surveys of the current state of scholarship in a particular field of study.
Literary Encyclopedias
- Literature Resource Center
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Comprehensive database of poetry, drama and prose, literature journals, author biographies, topic overviews, and critical essays. - The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
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The JH Guide presents a comprehensive historical survey of the field's most important figures, schools, and movements.
History Encyclopedias
- Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
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Covers colonialism from a global perspective.