Linguistic anthropology is the branch of anthropology that is concerned primarily with unwritten languages, both prehistoric and modern, and with variations in language.
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The national Gallery of the spoken word is an American research project dedicated to developing a database of spoken word collections for the entire 20th century. You can find out about the project's progress on this site. You can also read about the project's principal investigators and partners here.
http://www.africandl.org/
The archive of the indigenous languages of Latin America is a digital archive based at the University of Texas. Most of the resources in this site's database are available to the public but there are some special access restrictions to consider as well. You can also find materials about indigenous languages including dictionaries, research notes and grammars.
http://www.ailla.utexas.org/
The American Dialect Society is dedicated to the study of the English language in North America. The Society is also concerned with languages that affect English in North America. The site provides information about the society's quarterly Journal: American Speech. The journal's back issues to 1925 are available on the site.
http://www.americandialect.org/
The BNC provides access to a large collection of texts and recordings that deal with British English. You can find out how to use these materials in linguistic research and English language teaching. The BNC materials are also available in the XML format.
http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
All the information you need on Noam Chomsky through his books, articles, audio and video, his biography, interviews and talks and debates.
http://www.chomsky.info
European Language Resources Association
The ELRA is an organization that promotes the importance of language in the Human Language Technology (HLT) sector. The website also has numerous market studies that show the depth of the market for language processing tools.
http://www.elra.info/
German for Travelers is an educational website for those interested in learning German so that they can travel to German speaking countries. The site has a basic introduction to the language. You can also find an introduction to the basics of German culture here.
http://www.germanfortravellers.com
The Modern Language Association (MLA) is one of America's largest scholarly organizations. Students will be particularly interested in the MLA style section of the website. You can also find out about the association's annual meetings and publications here.
http://www.mla.org/
The National Center for Languages (CILT) is an organization that develops language training and learning. Language teachers can also find professional development resources here. You can also find career advice for work in the language teaching sector.
http://www.cilt.org.uk
This website is dedication to helping you improve your English, German, French and Spanish vocabulary. You can find the right words to refer to automotive matters as well as computers and the body. The site also has information on how to use verbs properly.
http://www.vokabel.com
