| P | Philology & linguistics–General. |
| PA | Classical languages and literatures. |
| PB | Celtic languages. |
| PC | Romance languages. |
| PD | Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages. |
| PE | English languages. |
| PF | West Germanic languages. Dutch. German. |
| PG | Slavic, Baltic, & Armenian languages & literatures. |
| PH | Finno-Ugrian languages & literatures. |
| PJ | Middle Eastern languages & literatures. |
| PK | Indo-Iranian languages & literatures. |
| PL | East Asian languages & literatures. |
| PM | American Indian languages. Artificial languages. |
| PN | Literary history–General. General literature collections. Performing arts: Drama, musical theatre. |
| PQ | Romance literatures. |
| PR | English literature. |
| PS | American literature. |
| PT | Germanic literature. Scandinavian literature. |
| PZ | General fiction. Juvenile fiction. |