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Modern Languages: Books

The Department of Communication Studies & Modern Languages prepares students to excel by nurturing effective communicate skills, language proficiency, and intercultural literacy.

Find Books

Use Kent Library's Catalog to find books on Modern Languages, Language Arts, Chinese, French, German, Japanese or Spanish. 

The following Library of Congress Subject Headings can be used in the subject search in order to locate sources available at Kent Library.

Language Headings
Chinese language French language German language Japanese language Spanish language
Chinese literature French literature German literature Japanese literature Spanish literature

Tip: Try combining one of the headings above with one of the subheadings below for a more accurate search. 

Language Subheadings
Dictionaries Idioms Self-instruction Syntax Usage
Grammar Readers Slang Tense Vocabulary

Dewey vs. LC Classification

Language

Chinese Language LC Number: PL 1001-1960
Dewey Number: 495.1
French Language LC Number:  PC 2001-3761
Dewey Number:  440s
German Language LC Number:  PF
Dewey Number:  430s
Japanese Language LC Number: PL 501-699
Dewey Number: 495.6
Spanish Language LC Number:  PC 4001-4977
Dewey Number:  460s

Literature

Chinese Literature LC Number: PL 2250-3208
Dewey Number: 895.1
French Literature LC Number:  PQ 1-3999
Dewey Number:  840s
German Literature LC Number:  PT 1-4897
Dewey Number:  830s
Japanese Literature LC Number: PL700-889
Dewey Number: 895.6
Spanish Literature LC Number:  PQ 6001-8929
Dewey Number:  860s

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