Internet Information Sources

Language Learning

English Language

• The English Server - Written collections on such diverse topics as contemporary art, race, Internet studies, sexuality, drama, design, multimedia, accessible publishing and current political and social issues.
  http://eserver.org/
• Merriam-Webster - Search for words using the dictionary or thesaurus.
  www.m-w.com/home.htm
• On-line Dictionaries - Look up general or specialized words in thousands of English and foreign-language dictionaries.
  www.yourdictionary.com/
• OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder - Search dictionary web sites for words and phrases.
  www.onelook.com/
• Rhyming Dictionary - Type in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more.
  www.rhymezone.com/
• Thesaurus - Type in a word and a list of synonyms and antonyms will be returned.
  www.thesaurus.com/
• The Word Detective - A newspaper column answering readers' questions about words and language.
  www.word-detective.com

Grammar and Rhetoric

• APA Style Electronic Formats - Examples that might appear in the text and bibliography of a research paper. Formats based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
  www.owl.english.purdue.edu
• Citation Styles -Includes sample citations of MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles.
  www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html/
• The Elements of Style - Discusses main requirements of plain English style. Attention given to the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated.
  www.bartelby.com/141/
• Guide to Grammar & Style Notes - Rules and explanations, comments on style, and suggestions on usage.
  http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Other Languages

• Microsoft Translator -Translate a block of text into several different languages.
  www.microsofttranslator.com/
• American Sign Language – Provides video dictionaries for American Sign Language learning.
  aslpro.com
• BBC Languages – Audio and Video courses, www.bbc.co.uk/languages
• Ethnologue - Languages of the World - Find resources to help you with your research of the world's languages.
  www.sil.org/ethnologue/
• Fodor's Living Language -Learn phrases in French, German, Italian or Spanish that are helpful when traveling. See the phrase and listen to how it is spoken.
  www.fodors.com/language/

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