Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts 

New NISC DISC Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), from
Sociological Abstracts, Inc. of San Diego, California, provides over
196,000 citations and nonevaluative abstracts from roughly 2,000 serials
published around the world. Coverage also includes recent books, book
chapters, occasional papers, monographs, technical reports, dissertation
listings from Dissertation Abstracts international, and book reviews in
the journals LLBA abstracts. The incorporation of Reading Abstracts in
1988 expanded LLBA's coverage of the linguistic component of literacy by
focusing on all abstracts of reading theory and practice. About 15,000
records are added each year. 

Major topics

* psycholinguistics 
* applied linguistics 
* phonology 
* syntax 
* semantics 
* morphology 
* sociolinguistics 
* theory of linguistics 
* history of linguistics 
* anthropological linguistics 
* descriptive linguistics 
* lexicography/lexicology 
* orthography, writing systems 
* language classification 
* poetics/literacy theory 
* nonverbal communication 
* semiotics 
* philosophy of language 
* phonetics 
* hearing & speech physiology 
* hearing-pathological & normal 
* language-pathological & normal 
* interpersonal behavior & communication 
* discourse analysis/text linguistics 
* learning disabilities 
* mental retardation 
* psychopathology 
* special education 
* psychometrics 

The Thesaurus of Linguistic Indexing Terms

NISC provides very powerful automated searching using the Thesaurus of
Linguistics Indexing Terms, a complete list of over 2,300 official index
terms. The thesaurus can be displayed in various ways and easily
navigated. The explode command lets you search narrower terms and even
include related terms. Using a thesaurus to construct precise, powerful
keyword searches has never been simpler. 

Sample journals - Some of the roughly 2,000 titles abstracted by LLBA: 

American Speech
Anthropological Linguistics
Applied Linguistics
Brain and Language
Cahiers de Lexicologie
Child Language Teaching and Therapy
Computational Linguistics
Historische Sprachforschung
Journal of Memory and Language
Journal of Neurolinguistics
Language
Language in Society
Lingua
Linguistische Berichte
Mediterranean Language Review
Natural Language and Linguistic Theory
The Prague Bulletin of Mathematical Linguistics
Research on Language and Social Interaction
Studies in Second Language Acquisition
Voprosy yazykoznaniya


Document delivery

LLBA documents can be obtained from SOCIOLOGY*Express, P.O. Box 4327,
Burlingame, CA 94011-4327 USA; tel.: 800/313-9966 or 415/259-5013; fax:
415/259-5058.

User's aids

At cost: The LLBA User's Reference Manual explains the classification
scheme, provides a list of subject terms, and describes editorial
conventions and indexing practices.

Free of charge: The annual LLBA Journal List provides a comprehensive list
of serials abstracted in LLBA and includes: international CODEN, the
country of publication (if non-U.S.), and the ISSN. A separate section
lists journals abstracted cover-to-cover. Note Us is a quarterly
newsletter detailing updates and enhancements to LLBA. 

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts

Coverage: 1973-present. 

Software: Powerful ROMWright software, standard on all NISC DISCs, is
designed for intuitive use by beginners, experienced users, and
professionals requiring sophisticated search tools. Choose any of three
search modes: NOVICE, ADVANCED, and EXPERT. Features unparalleled search
speed, full Boolean and proximity retrieval, truncation, field-specific
indexes, and easy record display, sorting, and output. Administrators can
set options that control the interface, output, and LAN performance. Some
libraries may choose only the EXPERT set-searching mode, for instance. 

Hardware: Any DOS-capable PC (386 or greater recommended), networked or
single station; any CD-ROM drive; color or monochrome monitor; 180KB RAM
available (512k without extended memory). 

Price: US$S95.00, annual subscription. Semi-annual updates. Shipping &
handling: $18.00 U.S., $35.00 foreign. Call for all LAN, WAN, and dial-in
access rates. Try it free for 30 days. 

License: Signature of NISC's license agreement/subscription form is
required. Each disc must be destroyed or returned upon either receipt of
an update or subscription cancellation. 

Related titles: 

The enhanced sociofile database (1974-present) from Sociological Abstracts,
Inc. of San Diego, California provides more than 350,000 citations and
abstracts from the sociological abstracts database (on all aspects of
sociology and related disciplines) and the Social Planning/Policy and
Development Abstracts (SOPODA) database (on methodological and theoretical
aspects of sociology). The Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms
permits powerful, automated searching. sociofile covers over 2,000 serials
as well as conference papers, dissertations, books, monographs, book
reviews, and more. About 20,000 records are added each year. Quarterly
updates. 

The Family Studies Database (formerly Family Resources online) is now owned
and produced by NISC; this essential database is greatly improved and
affordable. NISC's Child Abuse and Neglect CD-ROM is free for qualified
professionals-write or fax for details. Other related topics include
women's studies, water resources, health and sanitation, psychology
(PsycLIT .), and studies of regions, such as Latin American Studies. 

Call for information on many other NISC DISCs in the social and natural
sciences and other subject areas.

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