Our call number is PS3552.A473 S2 1992. What does this mean?

In general	Our call number	How to read it	What it means
The first letter or letters	PS	Alphabetical order: P comes before PA; PA comes before PB, PC, and so on through PS.	The subject of the book. P is language and literature. PS is American literature.
Numbers	3552	Numerical order: 1, 2, 3, 4 . . . 3552	More specific information about the subject of the book
A decimal followed by a letter and numbers	.A473	Read the letters alphabetically and the numbers as a decimal number. Ignore the letter to figure out the decimal number: .A473 = .473. Since these are decimal numbers, .2 comes before .473; .473 comes before .81.	Describes some aspect of the book, such as the author or title. .A473 represents the author.
Another letter followed by numbers	S2	Read the letters alphabetically and the numbers as a decimal number.	Describes some aspect of the book, such as the author or title. S2 represents the title.
Four numbers (a year)	1992	Chronologically. 1967 comes before 1992; 1992 comes before 2002.	The year the book was published. If multiple books have the same call number, the date distinguishes the different copies.