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American Dialect Society

http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/ADS/

Founded more than a century ago, the American Dialect Society still is the only scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America, and of other languages, or dialects of other languages, influencing it or influenced by it. The site contains information on ADS activities, including meetings and job offers. An online version of the society newsletter is available.

Cyberbraai

http://mainstreet.t5.com/cyberback.htm

A collection of six lists of words and phrases in South African English, with explanations of their meanings. A very humorous and entertaining site.

History of the English Language

http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html

Home page for the History of the English Language mailing list (HEL-L). The page includes many resources for English language history studies. Anything from Anglo-Saxon texts to modern American English can be found here.

Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary

http://www.uq.edu.au/~zzlreid/slang.html

A site containing an Australian English Slang and Phrase dictionary. There are hundreds of colorful Australian phrases to be found here. If you enjoy language, check this site out!

Old English Pages

http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/old_english.html

The Old English Pages is a vast collection of resources for those interested in the study of Old English and Anglo-Saxon England. This site contains texts, language information, fonts, and sound clips.

Richard Smith's Compendium of Britishisms

http://www.interlog.com/~richs/phrases.html

A collection of unique British English words and phrases. The phrase lists are broken down by region and contain descriptions of their meanings. This site can help you understand what people are saying when you see those British TV shows.

The Word Detective

http://www.users.interport.net/~words1/

An online version of The Word Detective, a newspaper column that answers readers' questions about words and language. Back issues of the Word Detective are available. Links to similar, or English language-related World Wide Web sites are included.

Word for Word

http://www.peg.apc.org/~toconnor/welcome.html

Created by Terry O'Connor, literary editor of the Courier-Mail in Brisbane, Australia, this site discusses the origins of words and expressions in the English language. Previously discussed words and expressions are available for browsing. The author also welcomes word and expression suggestions for future discussion.

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