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- Languages: system of visual, auditory, or tactile symbols of communication and the rules used to manipulate them.
(Wikipedia)
- Linguistics: scientific study of language, can be theoretical or applied.
(Wikipedia)

Languages and Linguistics - Resource Page

Prime Sites

  • iLoveLanguages (US) - catalog of language-related Internet resources, more than 2400 links: online language lessons, translating dictionaries, native literature, translation services, software, language schools

  • The LINGUIST List (US) - forum where academic linguists discuss issues & exchange info: people & organizations (directory of linguists, societies, projects & research sites, funding sources, noticeboard, ask a linguist), jobs, calls & conferences, publications, language resources (links, metasites, language & families, constructed languages, writing systems, language novelties), text & computer tools, teaching & learning, mailing lists

  • National Centre for Languages (CILT) (UK) - supports & develops multilingualism & intercultural competence, collects, interprets, provides info, offers professional support in teaching & training & to users & providers of language services: policy initiatives, info+library, training+professional development, research+consultation, national, regional+virtual networks, publications, qualifications, standards + QA, promoting, community, learning, business + employment, educational sectors, online resources for teachers & learners, ideas & guidance for teachers, national advisory centre on early learning, solving challenges of international communications work, inspiration, advice for careers, online business services

  • Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS) (UK) - publicly funded service providing UK-wide support and services for higher education: Events, Resources (Materials, Good Practice Guide, Area Studies library collections, Reference Centres, Specialist Advisory Groups), Publications, Projects, Directory, Forum, News, Funding opportunities

Other Sites

Computational Linguistics

Tokyo University (JP), OpenCourseWare

overview of natural language processing in Japanese and English, processing of text, natural language processing based on linguistics, analysis of morpheme, larger linguistic units, statistical processing & applications such as information retrieval and extraction, summarization, machine translation, and search inquiry

Free Language Lessons Online

Internet Polyglot

helps learn foreign languages by providing way to memorize words and their meanings: play (games, flashcards), Foreign Languages, Create Your Lesson (Share With Friends), News, World Map, Dictionary, Competitions, Widget, Tutorials

Introduction to Philosophy of Language

MIT OpenCourseWare (US)

nature of meaning, reference, truth, and their relationships, relationships between language and logic, language and knowledge, language and reality, language and acts performed through its use: readings

Language Resources

Word2Word (US)

breaking down language barriers and assisting users who have the desire to learn a language, a need to communicate between languages and for those who work with languages as a profession: online dictionaries & translators, free online language courses

Introduction to the Study of Language

California University (US)

examines nature of language, how science of linguistics analyzes language data, how language is acquired & interacts with human biology & psychology, specific examples of linguistic argumentation & experiments presented & discussed: links

Psychology of Language

Glasgow University (UK)

introduction to psycholinguistics, basic units of language, neuropsychology of language, language development/acquisition, non-human language

Language and Mind

Maryland University (US)

units of human languages, human minds & ability to master language, children & language, language disorders, relation between language and 'thought', spoken language & thought: overview, homework, readings, resources

Introduction to Linguistics

MIT (US), OpenCourseWare

provides some answers to basic questions about nature of human language a surprisingly intricate yet law-governed & fascinating mental system, how children acquire language, ways in which languages are affected by contact with other languages, representation of linguistic phenomena in the brain: projects, related resources, review material

Introduction to Linguistics

MIT OpenCourseWare (US)

basic questions about the nature of human language, intricate system that governs language, how it is acquired, the similarities and differences among languages, and how spoken (and signed) language relates to written language: Readings, Recitations, Assignments, Projects, Study Materials, Related Resources

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