Linguistics FAQs

• Linguistics FAQs (LSA)
  • Why do some people have an accent?
  • How do I communicate with a relative who has had a stroke?
  • How many languages are there?
  • What is Ebonics?
  • What is an endangered language?
  • Is English changing?
  • What is a sign language?
  • Why can't computers use English?
  • Does language influence the way I think?
  • Bilingualism
  • Language Acquisition

English Corpora

• CHILDES
• BNC Corpus
• Time Corpus
• Corpus of American English
• Corpora portal

Dictionaries

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster
• Your Dictionary.com
• YourDictionary: Thesauri Etc
• Synonyms, hyponyms, antonyms, etc

Phonology

• IPA Site
• IPA Chart pdf
• Audio IPA Chart
• Respellings
• Peter Ladefoed Phonetics Site
• Clicks, tones, ejectives, etc.
• Mandarin Dictionary (with audio)
• Recording Equipment
• VOT tutorial
• Interactive Saggital Section
• X Ray Saggital Video

Language Varieties

• Ethnologue
• National Map of American Dialects
• Labov et al's TELSUR project
• Dialect Diversity in the US
• International Dialects of English Archive
• Linguistic Geography of PA
• African American English info
• Videos of ASL signs
• ASL signs
• Finger Speller

World Maps and Info

• UT Austin Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
• Mapquest (outside the US and Canada)
• Nations Online (maps)
• CIA Factbook
• World Time Zones
• Foreign Travel
• Time and Date

Other

• Chafe’s Pear Stories Video
• Chaucer's pronunciation
• The Canterbury Tales (audio)
• AT&T Text To Speech
• Job search links

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