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We've put together a list of some useful sites about languages and linguistics.
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What do you think about your local accent?
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Foreign Language Syndrome occurs when people with brain injuries lose the ability to talk in their native accent. After a stroke, George Reynolds developed an Italian accent.
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Survey of Regional English (SuRE) - a new investigation into regional and social variation of dialect. |
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Supports initiatives undertaken by organisations with interests in language awareness, and by meetings for practitioners and theorists in all spheres of teaching and learning.
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The way we speak - over 650 recordings of English regional accents and dialects from 1950 to the present day.
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Recordings from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland providing a number of examples of RP speech and speakers from the UK's minority ethnic communities.
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Europe's only academic institution dedicated to research and education for the benefit of the deaf community.
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An encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world's 6,912 known living languages.
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Aims to raise awareness and support the use of endangered languages.
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Dedicated to the study and promotion of Hiberno-English - how and why Irish people speak the way they do, Irish folklore and the idioms of English as used in Ireland.
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UNESCO initiative to protect and preserve languages in danger of disappearance and promote multilingualism on the Internet. |
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A research programme studying the impact of multinational corporations, IGOs and NGOs, tourism and advertising, and transnational networks of professionals on linguistic and communicative practices.
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The Survey of English Dialects (SED) - the 'original' language survey project from the University of Leeds that aimed to compile a linguistic atlas of England.
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Slang dictionary with definitions provided by users
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Articles on language including Polari, the linguistic legacy of Star Trek, and the spelling of Aluminium versus Aluminum.
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A Window into Welsh - the unique programme which gives you help with Welsh vocabulary.
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Learn Irish for beginners to intermediate, with audio lessons. |
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Animated site for beginners of all ages. Learn Irish, Gaelic and Welsh with the pedigree pooch Cumberland and his inherited owner, Colin.
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Comprehensive learning site including dictionary, spell checker, grammar guide and the intriguing-sounding mutation checker.
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Brief guide to written Afrikaans and pronunciation.
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Includes information on the Gheg and Tosk dialects, history and grammar.
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Introduction to the national language of the Republic of Indonesia.
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The official site of the Esperanto Association of Britain (EAB).
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| Ghanaian Languages
Statistical and linguistic information on the majority of languages spoken in Ghana. |
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A signed site from the British Deaf Association.
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Historical and linguistic perspective on Tamil (in English).
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| Telugu
Information on the development of Telugu and other south Indian Dravidian languages. |
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Learning site for AS level pupils, section on Accent and Dialect. |
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E-cyclopedia's first annual guide to youth-speak for the not-so-young.
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| Esperanto House
Article on Esperanto House, the home of the Esperanto Association of Britain. |
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An introduction to BSL with a list of web resources.
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A 麻豆社 TWO series invites you to hunt for words and help rewrite the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Listen to the documentary from 1Xtra about the trends in UK street speech. It's shaped by American and Caribbean culture, even if we don't realise it. |
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Listen to the Radio 4 programme on the story of the English language with Melvyn Bragg.
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A series of programmes about language and in particular local language and dialects, and how they are changing.
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Michael Rosen explores the world of words and the way we use them on Radio 4.
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