Every grammar has a shelf.
A small reference library for linguists, translators and language learners. Open catalogue, free registration, lends by request.
14 812 records · updated 6 November 2026
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A Comparative Grammar of the Turkic Languages
A Comparative Grammar of the Turkic Languages
Shelf 4-B · available
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Syntax of the Finno-Ugric Languages
Syntax of the Finno-Ugric Languages
Shelf 4-C · available
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Historical Phonology: A Workbook
Historical Phonology: A Workbook
Shelf 2-A · on loan
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Dictionaries and Their Makers
Dictionaries and Their Makers
Shelf 1-D · available
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Field Methods for Minority Languages
Field Methods for Minority Languages
Shelf 5-A · available
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Reading Old Manuscripts
Reading Old Manuscripts
Shelf 6-B · reference only
Collections
Six curated collections, from grammars of the Caucasus to the history of the dictionary. Each record lists edition, condition and shelf mark.
Reading room
Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–18:00. Closed on public holidays. Quiet study places: 24. Group visits by arrangement at least a week ahead.
12 Zwetgasse, Reading Room 2
requests@grammarshelf.online
About the library
Grammarshelf is an independent reference library founded in 2016. We keep roughly 15 000 volumes on language description and the history of linguistics, and lend to registered readers.
Using the catalogue
Records are updated weekly. To request a volume, note its shelf mark and write to the reading room; we hold requests for three working days.