Overview & Quick Reference
Dictionaries & Translation
- Collins Italian-English-Italian Dictionary: this on-line edition of the Collins Unabridged Italian-English Dictionary contains approximately 230,000 words and terms in common use.
- Dizionario dei Sinonimi e dei Contrari: synonyms and antonyms, from Rizzoli Education and hosted by the Italian news site Corriere.it
Grammar
- Dizionario "Si dice o non se dice?" - "Do you say this or that?": a searchable practical guide to modern spoken and written Italian.
Databases for Further Research
- MLA International Bibliography: citations for journal articles on languages and literatures; searches can be limited by language.
- JSTOR: scans of journals from multiple fields, with a heavy emphasis on the humanities
- EBSCO Databases (Languages): this link searches multiple databases, selected based on their relevance to language- and literature-related research topics. It includes the MLA International Bibliography as well as databases focused on history, humanities, social science, and general literature. It will return much broader and less-focused results than a search in the MLA database alone. To see which databases are included, or to change databases, select "Choose Databases" above the search boxes.
Dictionaries: Italian-English
Collins Italian DictionaryCall Number: Ebook
Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary by Call Number: Reference PC1640 .D28 2001 (Compact Shelving, Lower Level)
Grande dizionario inglese-italiano, italiano-inglese by Call Number: Reference PC1640 .H35 1983 (Compact Shelving, Lower Level)
Dictionaries: Italian only
- Tesoro della Lingua Italiana delle Origini (TLIO)Dictionary of historical forms of Italian, based on the textual corpus compiled by Opera del Vocabulario Italiano (OVI). Updated quarterly.
- Treccani VocabularioFrom the Treccani Institute, publishers of the authoritative Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. Provides definitions as well as results for the search term from their multiple reference publications
- Neologismi della settimanaAlso from the Treccani Institute, this feature tracks newly-coined words and phrases in Italian.
- Dizionario dei modi di direExplanations of Italian idioms old and new.
Grammars
Using Italian: A Guide to Contemporary Usage by
Call Number: Ebook
Encyclopedias
- La TreccaniOriginally published in Rome from 1929-1937, and considered one of the world's best encyclopedias. Now freely searchable on-line. In Italian.
Literature
The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature by Call Number: Reference PQ4006 .O84 2002 (Compact Shelving, Lower Level)
History
Historical Dictionary of Modern Italy by
Call Number: Ebook
The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of the Italian Renaissance by Call Number: EbookPublication Date: 2000
The Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance and Mannerist Art by Call Number: Reference N6370 .E53 2000 (Compact Shelving, Lower Level)
