| General Interest | Linguistic fun. Tips and hints about correctness |
| The sci.lang FAQ | Frequently asked questions about linguistics: What is linguistics? What is a dialect? What novels and stories are about linguistics? |
| Linguistic Fun |
What does a hippo have in common with a feather? How do you pronoune ghoti . . . and why? Etymology of names |
| CEJMBSLES HQ |
The Coalition for the Eradication of John, Mary, Bill and Sue from Linguistic
Example Sentences Also many links to sites about names |
| Collins COBUILD | Bank of English, Word Watch, and Idiom of the Day, based on a corpus of 320 million words |
| Grammar and Style Notes | Check out this online grammar and handbook |
| British and American English | Words that could be confusing and embarrassing, including buns, muffler, and sneakers |
| BBC English | Information and help for everyone learning or teaching the English language |
| Coined by Shakespeare | Words coined by or used in a distinctive way by Shakespeare (and a blurb for a forthcoming book) |
| Citing online sources | A list of sites concerned with how to cite online sources |
| Ebonics | Accurate information about the ideas and claims on this subject |
| Oakland Unified School District (1) | The school board's first policy statement about Ebonics |
| Oakland Unified School District (2) | The school board's revised policy statement about Ebonics |
| John Rickford's homepage | Be sure to read JohnRickford's homepage to find out about research and implications for teaching and learning |
| Resolution On the Oakland “Ebonics” Issue | Linguistic Society of America passed this resolution at its annual meeting, January 3, 1997 |
| American Dialects and Usage | Major sources about English in America--past and present |
| American Dialect Society |
The only professional organization devoted to the study of linguistic
usage. Also read about eccentric philologists in the 1997 Luncheon Address |
| DARE |
Dictionary of American Regional English Do you know what boopsie is? Idiot stick?mulligrubs? Maps and many more words here. |
| Linguistic Atlas of the U.S. | Information and maps about the Linguistic Atlas and American dialects |
| The Phonological Atlas of North America | Sound changes that are taking place now in American English |
| Dictionary Society of North America | Every wonder who makes dictionaries? |
| Learning Linguistics | Sources for learning and teaching linguistics |
| Phones and Phonemes of English | Lists many sources for studying phonetics |
| Yahoo Linguistics and Human Languages | A place to search for more sites about language |
| LINGUIST List | List of online language sites, directory of linguists, course syllabi, ESL and EFL, languages of the world, the numbers 1 to 10 in 1024 languages |
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