Vicky's Recommended Links
Language and Linguistics
- The
Linguist Network is probably the best all-around linguistics site on the internet. Browse or search the archives of the discussion
lists, and follow the links to many other resources, from on-line dictionaries
to conferences, from software to dissertation abstracts. If you are thinking
about studying linguistics, there's a list of graduate
programs in linguistics around the world.
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The Linguistic Society of America website has a lot of useful information about language and linguistics. Click on "About Linguistics" and then choose one of the options. I especially recommend the videos about language and the FAQ (frequently asked questions) about language.
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Summer Institute of Linguistics is a group dedicated to the study of linguistics for the purpose of Bible translation, butit is useful even for people without a particular religious interest. There's information about electronic resources, and even some
programs you can download (e.g., the CONC concordance program).
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International Cognitive
Linguistics Association Cognitive linguistics "focuses on the relation of language to the human mind, including human cognitive and cultural models..."
- The Natural Semantic Metalanguage Homepage The NSM approach to semantics was developed by Anna Wierzbicka. It uses a system of semantic primes as a "tool for linguistic and cultural analysis: to explicate
complex and culture-specific words and grammatical constructions, and to articulate culture-specific
values and attitudes (cultural scripts), in terms which are maximally clear and translatable."
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Corpus Linguistics Corpus linguistics is the study of language by means of large collections of texts.
This site has lots of information, including links to many on-line resources.
- Center for the Cognitive Science of Metaphor Online
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Antonyms
I page I've made with just a few resources.
- Interactive IPA Lab from the University of Victoria. At this web site, you can see the International Phonetic Alphabet which is used by most linguists to describe the sounds of the world's languages. You can also hear many of the symbols by clicking on them. When you get to the web site, go to the part where it says "*NEW* If you are interested in using this application but are not associated with UVic, you may click here to access a limited version of the chart. "
- International Corpus of English This is a collection of texts and spoken files of English from many different countries. Click on "Sound Files", and you can hear spoken examples of different countries (including Australia, East Africa, and Hong Kong). You can also download some of the corpora to your own computer, but you have to first sign the license agreement form.
Glossaries/Dictionaries of Linguistic Terms
If you are reading a bok or article on linguistics or applied linguistics and find a term you don't understand, you might be able to find a definition in one of these sites:
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