Call numbers
The Monash libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. The most efficient way to locate material in the library is to search the library catalogue, however the following may be useful as a guide when browsing the shelves.
| Number |
Subject |
| 306.4 |
Sociolinguistics |
| 372.6 |
Language arts - Primary education |
| 400 |
Bilingualism (specific countries 420-490) |
| 401 |
Philosophy and theory of language including semantics, language acquisition, psycholinguistics, semiotics |
| 410 |
Linguistics (specific languages 420-490) |
| 415 |
Morphology, syntax and phonology |
| 417 |
Dialectology and historical linguistics |
| 418 |
Applied linguistics including translation |
| 428 |
Standard English usage and teaching |
| 430 |
German (440 - French etc.) |
| 499 |
Australian languages |
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