Linguistics: Web Resources

The World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS) is a large database of structural (phonological, grammatical, lexical) properties of languages gathered from descriptive materials (such as reference grammars) by a team of 55 authors.

Comprehensive information on the linguistics profession, research, publications, pedagogy, language and linguistics sites

Assists the documentation, protection and promotion of endangered languages

Digital publishing platform of the LInguistics Society of America. Open access journal articles are hosted.

iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalogue of language-related Internet resources - language lessons, translating dictionaries, programmes and research into languages & linguistics

100 million word collection of samples of written and spoken, current British English language

Focuses on researching undocumented minority languages, training field linguists, and providing resources to assist in linguistic data collection and analysis

Links of Interest to Students & Teachers of English as a Second Language

Search for New Zealand Sign Language signs corresponding to an English word.

Pacific And Regional Archive for Digital Sources in Endangered Cultures - link to digital audio and video files of 614 languages from 60 countries.

Site dedicated to ESL teachers and staff

The Applied Linguistics Association of New Zealand - applied linguistics research including foreign and second language education, Maori language, cross-cultural pragmatics, speech and language disorders, language planning, and community languages

Research into cross-linguistic diversity and the patterns underlying it

Newsletter, conference and journal links

TESOLANZ is the New Zealand association of ESOL teachers

Link to blogs on language and linguistic resources