Languages

 
A modest Latin dictionary with 17000 entries A few hundred prefixes and suffixes further enlarge the range. These will generate tens of thousands of additional words - some of which are recognized Latin words, some are perfectly reasonable words which were never used by Cicero or Caesar but might have been used by Augustine or some monk at Jarrow, and some are nonsense. 
Ancient Scripts a brief overview of several topics related to linguistics (both modern and historical) in sections devoted to writing systems, sounds and phonetics, and historical linguistics.  Covers any number of languages, including Aztec, Sumerian, Cherokee, Old Persian, and literally dozens of others
Omniglot {Guide to written language} ( Klingon, Romulan, and Tengwar (Elvish) languages fall under the Alternative Writing System). The site offers free foreign font downloads
Ask A Linguist  submit a question dealing with language or linguistics to a panel of linguists
Vocabulario v1.0 [5.9M] W9x FREE {Foreign language learning tool}
Instant Translator 1.0.2 [Windows 98 and higher] allows users to translate text directly from their toolbars into (and from) a number of languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Korean, and Chinese. New languages are added regularly to the application.
Translate texts between major european languages
My Language Exchange If you can't meet face to face, at least you can find someone on this site to confab with via voice and text chat. There's also a practice chat you can use and cool games to play that'll sharpen your language skills. 
Kurso de Esperanto v2.3a [9.6M] W9x/2k/XP FREE   Esperanto course 
Language Translator translates between the following languages; English, Turkish, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Italian
LookWAYup: Translating Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Search Tool in English, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese
Verbix v4.2 [1.2M] W9x/2k/XP (partly FREE) {Learn foreign verbs} over one hundred languages are supported (pending registration).  Free languages include: Arabic, Dalmatian, Ancient Egyptian, Classical Greek, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, Klingon, and a few others
Perseus Greek and Latin Vocabulary Tool  
A Dictionary of Slang written from a British perspective categories ranging from rap slang to crime and prison slang
Pardon v1.6 [4.0M] W9x/NT/2k FREE {Translate words on-the-fly} 
Chinese dictionary v3.4 [9.0MM] W9x/NT/2k FREE Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Cantonese translations, also includes a text editor for typing in
The Internet Dictionary Project
A Web of Online Dictionaries
Direct Translation Page
The Elements of Style Online
William Strunk's timeless guide to using the English language has been
electronically published by the Bartelby Project
Free Translation
Michelin Travel site  
Languages of the World
Internacional___Miércoles, 5 de marzo de 1997
links to newspaper and magazine websites around the
Online resources for language teaching
España al desnudo
Web Spanish Lessons, by Tyler Jones
Online Grammars
Scout ref.
Spanish site - language school
 

 

Copyright Bob Anderson
22 November 2003