Languages

Online Resources

• Oxford English Dictionary

• Oxford Language Dictionaries Online includes -
  • French, German, Spanish, Italian

• Oxford Reference Online - includes
  • Bilingual dictionaries including French, German, Irish, Italian, Latin, Spanish
  • Concise Dictionary of Linguistics
  • Pocket Fowlers Modern English Usage
  • Concise Oxford Companion to English Language
  • Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar
  • Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology
  • Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes
  • Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs

• CREDOreference includes -
  • Bilingual dictionaries in French, German, Spanish, Irish, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Welsh & Polish
  • Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
  • Good Word Guide
  • Browser's Dictionary of Foreign Words and Phrases
  • Word Histories and Mysteries
  • Word Origins
  • Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics

• KnowUK - includes
  • Various dictionaries and thesauri

• Help Yourself - includes languages tutors, services and clubs based in Sheffield

Resources available in the library:

• Dictionaries for reference covering a wide range of foreign languages.
• Open for Learning Collection – a collection of books and cassettes to help you learn a foreign language, available for loan.
• Use this link to access dictionaries kept by the Business, Science and Technology Library.