Subject Guide for Spanish & Portuguese Language and Literature

 

To find books on Spanish, Portuguese or Latin American languages or literature, search Chinook more in-depth by using LC Subject Headings. The following two charts may help get you started. Also, pay attention to the subject headings used for books you've already identified in order to find other works on the same subject and also identify search terms.

 

1. Subject Headings Relating to Literature
Authors Spanish Authors Spanish American Authors Chilean	Poets Spanish Poets Spanish American Mexican Poetry
Venezuelan Literature Cuban Literature 20th Century Picaresque Literature, Spanish Spanish American Literature Latin American Literature	Short Stories Spanish Short Stories Spanish American Detective and mystery stories, Brazilian
Argentine Drama Spanish Drama Spanish American Drama Latin American Drama	Theater Latin America Hispanic American Theater
Spanish Essays Dominican Essays Essays Latin American Essays Portuguese	Individual Authors: Cervantes De Saavedra Miguel De Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695 Garcia Marquez Gabriel 1928
Fiction Spanish American Fiction Latin American Fiction Novelists Spanish	Women Authors, Mexican Mexican Women Authors

 

 

2. Subject Headings Relating to Language and Linguistics
Bilingualism Bilingualism - country Bilingualism - United States Blingualism - encyclopedias Bilingualism - Psychological Aspects Bilingualism in Children	Code switching (Linguistics) Education, Bilingual
Languages in contact	Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics - country Sociolinguistics - state
Spanish language Spanish language - Dialects Spanish language - Dialects - country Spanish language - Discourse Analysis Spanish language - Errors of usage Spanish language - Grammar Spanish language – influences on English Spanish language – spoken Spanish	Mexican Americans – Language Hispanic Americans - Language