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Indo-European Languages: Cyril Babaev Indo-European Linguistic Studies - Everything About Proto-Indo-European language and Modern Indo-European languages This is phenomenal - historical linguistics, at first sight, but it has entries which cover a very wide range of languages indeed.


The Human-Languages Page The Human-Languages Page is a comprehensive catalogue of language-related Internet resources. The over 2000 links in the HLP database have been hand-reviewed to bring you the best language links the Web has to offer. Whether you're looking for online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools, or just a little information on a language you've heard about, the HLP probably has something to suit your needs.


IPL General/Reference Collection: Language & Linguistics


Alphapage.html - University of Maryland This page is part of the course material for "History of the Alphabets" taught by Prof. Robert Fradkin at University of Maryland.


Merriam-Webster A Brief Look at the History of English Good primer


BBC Education - 20CVox Oral History


A Web of On-line Dictionaries - in nearly 180 languages


Origin of Phrases This page investigates how common phrases came to be.


Teachertools How to write short argumentative essays of approximately 1000 words.


Introduction to traditional grammar - Guidance on traditional grammatical terms and concepts provided for students at the University of Southampton. Includes Old English grammar
Gender Styles in Computer Meditated Communication
The Word Zone: Secondary teaching
Using the Internet for A level English teaching
Classics Technology Center: The Roots of English - downloadable dictionary

Lynch, Guide to Grammar and Style These notes are a miscellany of grammatical rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage put together for classes.


AN ELEMENTARY GRAMMAR


THE ENGLISH INSTITUTE


Living Words The Education Service aims to use the collections of the British Library for the benefit of everyone in education - teachers, school librarians, advisers and pupils - and parents too


Virtual Communication Assistants Website - U of Kansas - Communication Studies


Welcome to the Virtual Communication Assistants Site.This site links a series of tutorials designed to assist individuals in various interpersonal tasks. These resource sites include:

  • The Virtual Presentation Assistant
  • The Virtual Meeting Assistant The Virtual Interviewing Assistant
  • The Virtual Research Assistant
  • The Virtual Statistical Assistant
  • The Virtual Team Assistant (U of Illinois)
  • The Virtual Teaching Assistant (forthcoming)

esl planet


Andrew Moore's pages - excellent A Level Language materials.


Propaganda Analysis  Propaganda analysis


First Lines ... of texts you ought to recognise.


Sue Palmer's Language LIVE Language LIVE is about the bits of English language many people think are boring - spelling, punctuation and grammar.


Writing Centre Homepage The Emory Writing Center Online provides extensive guidelines and materials for writers. While the site was designed for members of the Emory community, it is open to all who are interested in improving their writing.


English Dialect Links

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Essay writing


Reading Comprehension - Free Worksheets


Writing Argumentative Essays


The Internet Grammar of English The Internet Grammar of English is an online course in English grammar written primarily for university undergraduates. However, we hope that it will be useful to everyone who is interested in the English language. IGE does not assume any prior knowledge of grammar.


Exploratorium Magazine Online: "The Evolution of Languages"


Internet Resources for Language Teachers and Learners


Writers Help for K-12


essay Essay Writing Skills


Internet Anagram Server / I, Rearrangement Servant : anagrams, wordplay, solve, crossword, transmogrify, pangram, shuffle, fun


Wordsmith.Org


The Writer's Complex Guidance for students


Purdue Online Writing Lab


Virtual Presentation Assistant - University of Kansas-Department of Communication Studies
The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills


Terralingua: Partnerships for Linguistic and Biological Diversity
The LINGUIST List
LAMEL - Lancaster University, U.K.  A Level Language and Linguistics resources NEAB / AQA Focus
trAce Online Writing Centre
yourDictionary.com - Endangered Language Repository
received pronunciation dot com