LC Classification: P

P - Philology. Linguistics 

PA - Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature 

PB - Modern languages. Celtic languages 

PC - Romance languages 

PD - Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages 

PE - English language 

PF - West Germanic languages 

PG - Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian language 

PH - Uralic languages. Basque language 

PJ - Oriental languages and literatures 

PK - Indo-Iranian languages and literatures 

PL - Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania 

PM - Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages 

PN - Literature (General) 

PQ - French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature 

PR - English literature 

PS - American literature 

PT - German literature - Dutch literature - Flemish literature since 1830 - Afrikaans literature - Scandinavian literature - Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian - Modern Icelandic literature - Faroese literature - Danish literature - Norwegian literature - Swedish literature 

PZ - Fiction and juvenile belles lettres 

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P - Philology. Linguistics 

• P87-96 Communication. Mass media
• P99-99.4 Semiotics. Signs and symbols
• P101-410 Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
• P121-149 Science of language (Linguistics)
• P201-299 Comparative grammar
• P306-310 Translating and interpreting
• P321-324.5 Etymology
• P901-1091 Extinct ancient or medieval languages

PA - Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature 

• PA201-899 Greek philology and language
• PA1000-1179 Medieval and modern Greek language
• PA2001-2915 Latin philology and language
• PA3000-3049 Classical literature
• PA3050-4505 Greek literature
• PA3818-4505 Individual authors
• PA5000-5660 Byzantine and modern Greek literature
• PA6000-6971 Roman literature
• PA6202-6971 Individual authors
• PA8001-8595 Medieval and modern Latin literature
• PA8200-8595 Individual authors

PB - Modern languages. Celtic languages 

• PB1-431 Modern languages
• PB1001-3029 Celtic languages and literature
• PB1201-1449 Irish
• PB1501-1709 Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Erse)
• PB2001-2999 Brittanic group (Welsh, Cymric, Cornish, Breton)
• PB3001-3029 Gaulish

PC - Romance languages 

• PC601-872 Romanian
• PC1001-1977 Italian
• PC2001-3761 French
• PC3801-3976 Catalan
• PC4001-4977 Spanish
• PC5001-5498 Portuguese

PD - Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages 

• PD1001-1350 Old Germanic dialects
• PD1501-7159 North Germanic. Scandinavian
• PD2201-2393 Old Norse. Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian
• PD2401-2446 Modern Icelandic
• PD2501-2999 Norwegian
• PD3001-3929 Danish
• PD5001-5929 Swedish

PE - English language 

• PE101-458 Anglo-Saxon. Old English
• PE501-693 Middle English
• PE814-896 Early Modern English
• PE1001-1693 Modern English
• PE1700-3602 Dialects. Provincialisms, etc.
• PE3701-3729 Slang. Argot, etc.

PF - West Germanic languages 

• PF1-979 Dutch
• PF1001-1184 Flemish
• PF1401-1541 Frisian
• PF3001-5999 German

PG - Slavic languages. Baltic languages. Albanian language 

• PG1-7925 Slavic
• PG601-716 Church Slavic
• PG801-1146 Bulgarian
• PG1201-1749 Serbo-Croatian
• PG2001-2826 Russian language
• PG2900-3698 Russian literature
• PG4001-5146 Czech
• PG5201-5546 Slovak
• PG6001-7446 Polish
• PG8001-9146 Baltic
• PG8501-8772 Lithuanian
• PG8801-9146 Latvian
• PG9501-9665 Albanian

PH - Uralic languages. Basque language 

• PH101-405 Finnish
• PH501-1109 Other Finnic languages and dialects
• PH2001-3445 Hungarian
• PH5001-5490 Basque

PJ - Oriental languages and literatures 

• PJ1001-1989 Egyptology
• PJ2001-2199 Coptic
• PJ3001-3097 Semitic philology and literature
• PJ3101-3971 Assyriology. Akkadian
• PJ4501-5192 Hebrew
• PJ5201-5329.5 Aramaic
• PJ5401-5809 Syriac
• PJ6001-8517 Arabic
• PJ8991-9348 Ethiopian languages

PK - Indo-Iranian languages and literatures 

• PK101-2899 Indo-Aryan languages
• PK2901-5471 Indo-Aryan literature
• PK3591-4485 Sanskrit
• PK6001-6996 Iranian philology and literature
• PK7001-7075 Dardic (Pisacha)
• PK8001-8832 Armenian
• PK9001-9201 Caucasian languages

PL - Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania 

• PL501-889 Japanese language and literature
• PL901-998 Korean language and literature
• PL1001-3208 Chinese language and literature
• PL3521-4001 Sino-Tibetan languages
• PL4281-4587 Austroasiatic langues
• PL5001-7511 Languages of Oceania
• PL8000-8844 African languages and literature

PM - Hyperborean, Indian, and artificial languages 

• PM1-94 Hyperborean languages of Arctic Asia and America
• PM101-2711 American languages (Aboriginal)
• PM549-2711 Specific languages of the United States and Canada (alphabetically)
• PM3001-4566 Languages of Mexico and Central America
• PM5001-7356 Languages of South America and the West Indies
• PM7801-7895 Mixed languages
• PM8001-8995 Artificial languages--Universal languages
• PM9001-9021 Secret languages

PN - Literature (General) 

• PN441-1009.5 Literary history
• PN1010-1525 Poetry
• PN1600-3307 Drama
• PN3311-3503 Prose. Prose fiction
• PN4001-4355 Oratory. Elocution, etc.
• PN4699-5650 Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
• PN6010-6790 Collections of general literature
• PN6080-6095 Quotations
• PN6099-6110 Poetry
• PN6120.15-6120.95 Fiction
• PN6141-6145 Essays
• PN6146.5-6231 Wit and humor
• PN6700-6790 Comic books, strips, etc.

PQ - French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature 

• PQ1-3999 French literature
• PQ4001-5999 Italian literature
• PQ6001-8929 Spanish literature
• PQ9000-9999 Portuguese literature

PR - English literature 

• PR111-116 Women authors
• PR161-488 By period
• PR1098-1369 Collections of English literature
• PR1119-1151 By period
• PR1170-1228 Poetry
• PR1241-1273 Drama
• PR1281-1309 Prose (General)
• PR1321-1329 Oratory
• PR1330 Diaries
• PR1341-1349 Letters
• PR1361-1369 Essays
• PR1490-1799 Anglo-Saxon literature
• PR1803-2165 Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English
• PR2199-3195 English Renaissance (1500-1640)
• PR3291-3785 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770)
• PR3991-5990 19th century
• PR6000-6049 1900-1960
• PR6050-6076 1961-2000
• PR6100-6126 2001-

PS - American literature 

• PS185-231 By period
• PS501-689 Collections of American literature
• PS530-536.3 By period
• PS537-574 By region
• PS580-610 Poetry
• PS623-635 Drama
• PS642-659.5 Prose (General)
• PS660-668.2 Oratory
• PS670-678.2 Letters
• PS680-689 Essays
• PS8001-8599 Canadian literature

PT - German literature - Dutch literature - Flemish literature since 1830 - Afrikaans literature - Scandinavian literature - Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian - Modern Icelandic literature - Faroese literature - Danish literature - Norwegian literature - Swedish literature 

• PT1-4897 German literature
• PT5001-5980 Dutch literature
• PT6000-6467.36 Flemish literature since 1830
• PT6500-6593.36 Afrikaans literature
• PT7001-7099 Scandinavian literature
• PT7101-7338 Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian
• PT7351-7550 Modern Icelandic literature
• PT7581-7599 Faroese literature
• PT7601-8260 Danish literature
• PT8301-9155 Norwegian literature
• PT9201-9999 Swedish literature

PZ - Fiction and juvenile belles lettres

• PZ5 Collections
• PZ6 Early to 1860/1870
• PZ7 General juvenile fiction (alphabetically by author)
• PZ8 Fairy tales
• PZ8.1 Folklore, legends
• PZ8.2 Fables
• PZ8.3 Nursery rhymes and stories in rhyme
• PZ10.3 Animal stories
• PZ10.82-90 Children's literature in other languages