Dewey Classification Numbers for Languages and Linguistics
Dewey Classification Numbers for Languages and Linguistics
Languages and linguistics are classified under the 400s in the Dewey Classification
System. Below is a breakdown of this category into more specific fields.
Dewey 400s
400 Language
- 401 Philosophy & theory
- 402 Miscellany
- 403 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
- 404 Special topics
- 405 Serial publications
- 406 Organizations & management
- 407 Education, research & related topics
- 408 Kinds of persons treatment
- 409 Geographic & persons treatment
410 Linguistics
- 411 Writing systems
- 412 Etymology
- 413 Dictionaries
- 414 Phonology & phonetics
- 415 Grammar
- 417 Dialectology & historical linguistics
- 418 Standard usage & applied linguistics
- 419 Sign languages
420 English & Old English
- 421 English writing system & phonology
- 422 English etymology
- 423 English dictionaries
- 425 English grammar
- 427 English language variations
- 428 Standard English usage
- 429 Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
430 Germanic languages; German
- 431 German writing systems & phonology
- 432 German etymology
- 433 German dictionaries
- 435 German grammar
- 437 German language variations
- 438 Standard German usage
- 439 Other Germanic languages
440 Romance languages; French
- 441 French writing systems & phonology
- 442 French etymology
- 443 French dictionaries
- 445 French grammar
- 447 French language variations
- 448 Standard French usage
- 449 Occitan & Catalan
450 Italian, Romanian & related languages
- 451 Italian writing systems & phonology
- 452 Italian etymology
- 453 Italian dictionaries
- 455 Italian grammar
- 457 Italian language variations
- 458 Standard Italian usage
- 459 Romanian & related languages
460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
- 461 Spanish writing systems & phonology
- 462 Spanish etymology
- 463 Spanish dictionaries
- 465 Spanish grammar
- 467 Spanish language variations
- 468 Standard Spanish usage
- 469 Portuguese
470 Italic languages; Latin
- 471 Classical Latin writing & phonology
- 472 Classical Latin etymology
- 473 Classical Latin dictionaries
- 475 Classical Latin grammar
- 477 Old, postclassical & Vulgar Latin
- 478 Classical Latin usage
- 479 Other Italic languages
480 Hellenic languages; classical Greek
- 481 Classical Greek writing & phonology
- 482 Classical Greek etymology
- 483 Classical Greek dictionaries
- 485 Classical Greek grammar
- 487 Preclassical & postclassical Greek
- 488 Classical Greek usage
- 489 Other Hellenic languages
490 Other languages
- 491 East Indo-European & Celtic languages
- 492 Afro-Asiatic languages; Semitic languages
- 493 Non-Semitic Afro-Asiatic languages
- 494 Altaic, Uralic, Hyperborean & Dravidian
- 495 Languages of East & Southeast Asia
- 496 African languages
- 497 North American native languages
- 498 South American native languages
- 499 Austronesian & other languages
Consult Dewey schedules for complete and exact headings.
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