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Webrary Links
400-499 - Language
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General
- Guide to Grammar and Writing
- A fabulous site devoted to English language grammar and writing with an alphabetical index of topics. (www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/)
- LOGOS Dictionary
- Enter your word or phrase and have it translated into 35 other languages. If the database can't find a match, it will perform a Webcrawler search on the mystery word. Sorry, no help with pronunciation! (www.logos.it/query.html)
- Wiktionary
- This is the online "contributor-created" dictionary of 100,000 (and growing) words of every language - with English definitions. (en.wiktionary.org)
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General
- American Sign Language University
- Information for students of all ages, parents, and educators on ASL from an educator in deaf studies. View the online sign language dictionary with demonstration photos, guidelines and syllabi for instructors, and a special section for parents of deaf children. (www.lifeprint.com/asl101/)
- iLoveLanguages
- Formerly known as the Human Languages Page, this site has searchable dictionaries, grammar guides, and even tutorials for an incredible number of languages. (www.ilovelanguages.com/)
- Ethnologue Database
- Information on all known living languages around the world, accessible by country, language name or language family. (www.ethnologue.com/)
- Foreign Languages for Travelers
- Help with basic skills in over 80 languages; drills for frequently used words and phrases, basic words, phrases for shopping or dining, common questions and answers. (www.travlang.com/languages/)
- Languages
- This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation has online beginning
language courses in French, Spanish, German, and Italian! The audio and
video enhancements are great for travelers and students. (www.bbc.co.uk/languages)
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English Language
- Dictionary.com
- A very helpful collection of English language "name brand" tools, including a thesaurus, a style manual, English dictionary, and others. (www.dictionary.com/dictionary/)
- OneLook Dictionaries
- Enter a word or an acronym and search more than 700 dictionaries at once or browse general and specialized dictionaries, such as pronunciation, slang, medical, business, and others. Try RhymeZone to find the perfect words that rhyme for your poem or greeting card, or use the Reverse Dictionary to describe a word that your brain just can't remember! (www.onelook.com/)
- Acronym Finder
- This is a good online source for finding out the meaning of any acronym, abbreviation, or initialism. Enter a search term and view all relevant results in 6 different subject categories. Find answers to questions like, "What does "NSL" mean in pop culture?" (www.acronymfinder.com)
- Voycabulary
- Now, an interactive dictionary and thesaurus to use with online documents! Just type in the Web address of a page that has words you need to understand. When Voycabulary connects you to the page, you can click on any word there for a definition. (www.voycabulary.com)
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Look up the origins of English words in this free searchable online
alternative to the Oxford English Dictionary. How did we get the
word, "feisty?" (www.etymonline.com)
- TOEFL
- Here is all the information you need about the Test of English as a Foreign Language - dates and locations around the world for both the computer-based and paper-based tests, tutorials and practice questions, and details of the Test of Spoken English. (www.toefl.org)
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Germanic Languages
- German Language
- Free German lessons for beginners, a grammar guide, pronunciation guide, and
lots more. (german.about.com/)
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Romance Languages
- Tex's French Grammar
- An online French language textbook for beginners or students needing a review of nouns, verbs, and other parts of speech. Listen to the correct pronunciation as you read funny dialogues and exercises for extra practice. (www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/)
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Latin
- Selected Resources for Latin
- Latin students and aficionados will enjoy this collection of links to Latin dictionaries, grammar guides and classical literature - all from College of Saint Benedict/St. John's University in Minnesota. (library.csbsju.edu/rqs.phtml?subject_id=20)
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Greek
- Greek Grammar on the Web
- A compendium of reviewed online sources for students of Ancient Greek from
a professor of Classical Studies in Belgium. Select a subpage (on fonts,
grammar, introductory courses, etc.) from the popdown menu on the opening screen. (greekgrammar.com)
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Other Languages
- Hindi: The language of songs
- Sound bites and text on Hindi speaking regions of the world, dialects of Hindi, and a section on Hindi poets and authors. (www.cs.colostate.edu/~malaiya/hindiint.html)
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