General sites about the English language

History of the English language
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/hel.html

The English language on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language

Dialects of English

Dialects of English
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/dialectsofenglish.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dialects_of_the_English_language

International Dialects of English Archive
http://www.ku.edu/~idea/

The Audio Archive - sound samples spoken by English speakers from around the world
http://alt-usage-english.org/audio_archive.shtml

Worldwide Accents of English
http://www.gazzaro.it/accents/files/EnglishAccents.html

Guides to various varieties of English

America <> British dictionary
http://www.peak.org/~jeremy/dictionary/dictionary/dictionary.php

United Kingdom English for the American Novice
http://www.hps.com/~tpg/ukdict/

List of American vs. British Spelling
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/spelling.htm

American and British English differences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences

The Best of British - The American's guide to speaking British.
http://www.effingpot.com

British, Canadian and American Vocabulary
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/britishcanadianamericanvocab.html

NZ English to US English Dictionary
http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/language/dictionary.aspx

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English slang

Cockney Rhyming Slang
http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk
http://www.aldertons.com

Irish Slang
http://www.at.artslink.co.za/~gerry/irisha_m.htm

Dublin Slang
http://homepage.eircom.net/~nobyrne/slang.html
http://www.de-ridder.info/ireland/slang.shtml

Chicagoese
http://members.aol.com/mistamoose/vocab.html
http://www.seanparnell.com/Chicago/Chicagoese.htm

Yooper Dialect
http://www.usaring.com/yooper/glossary.htm

Philly Slang
http://www.talker.com/philadelphia/slang.html
http://www.phillytalk.com/philly/philly-slang.html

Ozark Slang
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mostone/fun/slang.htm

Australian Slang Dictionary
http://www.aussieslang.com

New Zealand Slang
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~sarah/content/slang.html

Urban English - English to Russian slang glossary
http://www.urbanenglish.org

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Online English language courses

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
http://virtulanguage.com
http://www.zozanga.com
http://www.learn-english.co.il
http://www.learnenglish-a-z.com

ingilizce dersleri (English lessons in Turkish)
http://www.ingilizce.tk

Various online tools for the English language
http://www.online-utility.org/english/

Online resources for learning English
http://www.polite-english.com
http://www.common-mistakes.net
http://www.english-daily.com
http://www.english-portal.com
http://www.englishgateway.com
http://www.oyunlarlaingilizce.net

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Online English language dictionaries

Merriam-Webster Online
http://www.m-w.com

Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com

alphaDictionary
http://www.alphadictionary.com

Cambridge Dictionaries Online
http://dictionary.cambridge.org

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
http://www.bartleby.com/61/

English Dictionary
http://www.wordthrill.com/

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Literature in English avaialble online

Bibliomania - articles, drama, fiction, interviews, poetry and short stories
http://www.bibliomania.com

Free Web Books, Online (from Aeschylus to Zola)
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au

Page By Page Books. Read Classic Books Online, Free
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com

The Literature Network: Online classic literature, poems, and quotes. Essays & Summaries
http://www.online-literature.com

Literature.org - full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature.
http://www.literature.org

Texts in Context - a collection of over 400 intertesting and unusual British Library texts
http://www.bllearning.co.uk/live/text/

Shmoop Literature Study Guides
http://www.shmoop.com/literature/study-guides/

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Online audio books in English and other languages

LiteralSystems - Free Audio Books
http://literalsystems.org

LibriVox - free online audio books
http://librivox.org

Project Gutenberg:The Audio Books Project
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project

1000+ Free Books, MP3 Audio Books
http://www.free-books.org

The Bible in MP3 Audio
http://www.audiotreasure.com

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Alternative spelling systems for English

There have been numerous prosposals to simplify, reform and/or improve the spelling of English. Below are links to a few of them.

Simplified Spelling Society
http://www.spellingsociety.org

Fanetik - Reformed (Phonetic) English Spelling
http://members.aol.com/Fanetiks/

Phonetic American Alphabet Simplified (PAAS)
http://fonikspel.com/aLFuBeT.aspx

Speechskript
http://www.speechskript.com/speechsk.htm

Spelling Reform - And The Real Reason It's Impossible
http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/ortho.html

English Spelling - Problems in learning to read and write
http://www.englishspellingproblems.co.uk

English Spelling Reform - more links
http://members.fortunecity.com/rapidrytr/Spell/spel-links.html

A number of alternative alphabets for English have been devised, including:
Deseret, Interbet, Quikscript, Shavian and Unifon

Constructed scripts for English

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General sites about the English language

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Guides to various varieties of English

English slang

Online English language courses

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Literature in English avaialble online

Online audio books in English and other languages

Alternative spelling systems for English

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