Language information and resources

Ethnologue - a guide to all the languages of the world (6,800 of them anyway)
http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp

iLoveLanguages - Your Guide to Languages on the Web
http://www.ilovelanguages.com

Language Museum - information about and samples of over 2000 languages
http://www.language-museum.com

Languages of the World
http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/

Language Links
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html
http://www.languagefind.com

Language community site for bilingual and multilingual people living in London, UK, and Ireland: http://www.toplanguagecommunity.co.uk

Jewish Language Research Website
http://www.jewish-languages.org

Linguist List - large collection of information about language and linguistics
http://www.linguistlist.org

Lingwiki - a linguistics wiki project
http://www.lingwiki.com

Mentalcode -a collection of language resources with grammar and vocabulary references and interactive exercises: http://www.mentalcode.com

Language Miniatures - short essays on a variety of language and linguistic subjects
http://home.bluemarble.net/~langmin

Logoi.com - the Online Language Source - includes articles on language, writing and related topics: http://www.logoi.com/

Multilingual Nation - languages of the British Isles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/multilingual/

World Wide Words - investigating international English from a British viewpoint: http://www.quinion.com/words/

Multilingual atlas of Europe
http://www.multi-lingual-atlas.com

Eurocosm UK - Guide to European Life & Culture (include language learning resources)
http://www.eurocosm.com

Lorem Ipsum - random text generator for a variety of languages
http://www.lorem-ipsum.info

The names of chess pieces in many languages
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Metro/9154/nap-pieces.htm

Every Tongue - recordings and texts in over 2,000 languages
http://www.everytongue.com

Lipikaar - type in 15 languages of India
http://www.lipikaar.com

Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia
http://lingsib.iea.ras.ru/en/

Our Languages - information about Cree, Dene, Dakota, Lakota, Nakota (Sioux) and Nakawē (Algonquin): http://www.sicc.sk.ca/heritage/sils/ourlanguages/

World Spelling Alphabets
http://www.worldalphabets.info

Indianersprachen-online - information about Native American languages (in German)
http://www.indianersprachen-online.de

Alphabets des langues africaines (alphabets of African languages)
http://sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono/

How language works
http://www.indiana.edu/~hlw/Introduction/book.html

Grammar and Etymology -
http://www.oniom.com

Lingua Món - Casa de les Llengües (House of Languages) - a body set up by the Government of Catalonia with the aim of promoting the world's languages, with information in many different languages from Arabic to Russian
http://www10.gencat.net/casa_llengues/AppJava/en/casa/Casadelesllengues.jsp

Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarships (for those wishing to study languages abroad) http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/

Endangered Languages of Indigenous Peoples of Siberia
http://lingsib.unesco.ru/en/languages/

Mainly free online general & specialised English and Translation Dictionaries and Services, Glossaries, Multilingual Dictionaries, Directories, City Guides, Maps, Learning, Tutorials etc: http://www.portreference.com

Allo' Expat - the leading expatriate one-stop information centre
http://www.alloexpat.com

Greek Cambridge - all things Greek including Greek events in Cambridge
http://www.greekcambridge.co.uk

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Online language learning resources

Language Directory - links to online language courses, dictionaries, newspapers, etc
http://language-directory.50webs.com

Free Language - Lessons, Podcasts, Courses, Audio, Video, Study Guides, Learning Materials
http://freelanguage.org

Bardito Languages - information about and in Italian, Hebrew, Spanish, French, German, Greek, Russian, Lithuanian, etc: http://www.bardito.com/

Foreign Language Home - a variety of language learning resources and advice
http://www.foreignlanguagehome.com

Steady Learning - games to help you learn Spanish and/or English vocabulary
http://www.steadylearning.com

Vocabulary Training Exercises
http://www.vokabel.com

Language Box - links to a wide range of language resources
http://www.languagebox.com/Resources.htm

Selection of free online dictionaries, translators and language courses
http://www.freetranslation.com

Lingu@net Europa - the multilingual centre for language learning
http://www.linguanet-europa.org

Lexis Rex - Language discovery and learning software
http://www.lexisrex.com

Digital Dialects - animated activities for language learners
http://www.digitaldialects.com

Babble - language learning and community website
http://www.babbel.com

Get Fluent Fast - tips, publications, tools, articles, links and many other language learning resources: http://www.getfluentfast.com

Audio-text sychronized books in various languages
http://www.interactiveselfstudy.com

Languages Quick fix - words and phrases (with audio) in English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish and German: http://languages.lcweblink.info

Your Language Guide
http://www.yourlanguageguide.com

Links to online language learning resources
http://www.languagelearninglinks.org

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Language learning tips and advice

How to learn any language
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/

How to Learn a Language - tips and discussion
http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/11/9/195744/646

Language Learning Advisor - A Guide to Language Learning Success
http://www.language-learning-advisor.com

Language Impact - Helping Language Learners Learn Language
http://www.languageimpact.com

Language learning tips on Omniglot

Language courses, dictionaries, etc.

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Raising bilingual/multilingual children

Information, advice and articles about raising children to speak two or more languages.

Bilingual Babies - a worldwide online community built in 2002, one of the first informative websites on raising multilingual and bicultural children. With over 1,000 parents, moderators, authors, teachers and linguists we are here to provide support and advice to those who need it: http://www.bilingualbabies.org

Bilingual/Bicultural Family Network - an organisation dedicated to providing families around the world with the support, information and resources they need to raise multilingual and multicultural children. Don't miss their monthly online magazine, Multilingual Living: http://www.biculturalfamily.org

The Bilingual Families Web Page
http://www.nethelp.no/cindy/biling-fam.html

Raising Bilingual Children
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Rosenberg-Bilingual.html

Raising Children Bilingually
http://www.cal.org/resources/faqs/rgos/bilingual_children.html

Bilingual Parenting
http://www.german-way.com/bilingfam1.html

Bilingual Families Connect
http://www.bilingualfamiliesconnect.com

Raising children bilingual or not bilingual
http://linguistlist.org/issues/14/14-2784.html

Bilingual Parenting in a Foreign Language
http://www.byu.edu/~bilingua/

Multilingual Children's Association - your web-guide to raising multilingual children. Expert advice and real world wisdom with parent discussions, tips and articles on kids growing up with multiple languages. From birth through school.
http://www.multilingualchildren.org

Multilingual upbringing - Raising our kids bilingually
http://home.arcor.de/ktdykes/bilingual.htm

Multilingual Family in the UK
http://www.multilingualfamily.co.uk

Progressive immersion - How people communicate, How people learn & Effective language learning: http://www.effectivelanguage.com/progressive_immersion.html

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Language-related articles

Articles about language, translation, interpreting, writing, literature, etc.
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/cultural-services/articles.html
http://www.lexicool.com/articles.asp
http://www.cilt.org.uk/news/
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Treanor/eulang.html
http://www.language-learning-advisor.com/language-articles.html
http://www.logoi.com
http://mypage.iu.edu/~shetter/
http://www.quinion.com/words/
http://www.correcaodetextos.adv.br
http://www.accurapid.com/journal/
http://patenttranslators.com/articles.htm
http://www.translationdirectory.com/articles.htm
http://www.swachid.com/articles.htm
http://www.cilt.org.uk/news/
http://www.downloadalanguage.com
http://www.lingo24.com/articles/
http://www.sil.org/LinguaLinks/LanguageLearning/LanguageLearning.htm
http://www.saag.org/papers18/paper1737.html
http://www.language-usa.com/webresources/
http://www.we-globe.net
http://www.indianscripts.com/Articles.html
http://www.sdkrashen.com
http://www.studio1solutions.com/de/enzyklopaedie.html
http://www.languagetutoring.co.uk
http://www.albaglobal.com/topics.html (in Albanian)
http://www.appliedlanguage.com/translation_articles.shtml

Language-related articles on Omniglot

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Online literature and texts in many languages

Project Gutenburg - over 16,000 free ebooks in a variety of languages
http://www.gutenberg.org

The IntraText Digital Library - offers over 2500 high-quality texts in 36 languages. It is a free, open access and highly accessible resource for texts and corpora: http://www.intratext.com

Words Without Borders - The Online Magazine for International Literature - features texts in a wide variety of languages with English translations
http://www.wordswithoutborders.org

Links to online text collections in many different languages
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ets/offsite.language.html

Language portraits - a poem translated into a wide variety of language and read out by the translators: http://www.languageportraits.net

Silent Night in numerous languages (includes audio for some languages)
http://silentnight.web.za/translate/

The Lord's Prayer in numerous languages
http://www.christusrex.org/www1/pater/
http://www.lords-prayer-words.com

Der Kleine Prinz in 100 Sprachen - extracts from The Little Prince in over 100 languages (includes audio): http://www.petit-prince.at

Mama Lisa's World - a collection of children's songs from around the world in their original languages with English translations. Some songs include musical recordings and sheet music: http://www.mamalisa.com/world/

Languages on the web - links to texts in many languages
http://www.languages-on-the-web.com

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Online audio books in many languages

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

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

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

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

Online literature in English

http://www.bibliomania.com
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com
http://www.online-literature.com
http://www.literature.org
http://www.readprint.com
http://www.webliterature.net

Listen to more than 25,000 audio books programs. Choose from popular and informative categories. Join now and receive free MP3 player.

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Language exchange / Penpals

The Mixxer - an educational site hosted by Dickinson College for language learners and teachers to find a language partner for a language exchange via Skype.
http://www.language-exchanges.org

Friends Abroad - helps people interested in learning languages get in touch with others with similar interests all over the world: http://www.friendsabroad.com

SharedTalk - language exchange community
http://www.sharedtalk.com

Polyglot - find a language exchange partner
http://www.polyglot-learn-language.com

Your language exchange community
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com

ObBio - The International Community for Conversational Languages
http://www.obbio.com

Language Buddy - helps you find language exchange partners or penpals
http://www.languagebuddy.com

The Penpal Network
http://www.penpalnet.com

Tandem Server Bochum - language learning exchange partnerships
http://www.slf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

italki - online language exchange and resources for language learning
http://www.italki.com

Meetup.com - a way to meet people interested in learning languages, etc.
http://www.meetup.com

Speak Mania - find penpals for language exchange
http://www.speakmania.com

Huitalk - a community for people learning languages
http://www.huitalk.com

Etudiants du Monde / Students of the World
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info

AskLingo - the free language exchange site
http://www.asklingo.com

BePolyglot - an online community dedicated to creating multilingual speakers
http://www.bepolyglot.com

Livemocha - Learn Languages and Practice with Native Speakers
http://www.livemocha.com

国际人 | International Person - 中外交流的平台 | Platform for international communication
http://internationalperson.com

Language Exchange Project - a simple and intuitive website to find a language exchange partner, pen pal or friend
http://www.language-exchange-project.com

Palabea - the speaking world
http://www.palabea.net

Penpal-Gate - Language exchange, meet penpals
http://www.penpal-gate.net

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Individual languages

Motivation! a newsletter for learners of Spanish
http://www.tailormadelanguages.com

Europanto - articles by Diego Marini in and about the English-based pidgins used by Europeans: http://www.europanto.be

HandSpeak - information about visual (sign) languages, communication, cultures and arts
http://www.handspeak.com

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Languages in the news

Lingformant: news headlines related to the science of linguistics
http://lingformant.vertebratesilence.com

Newspeek - language and linguistics in the news
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/langling/resources/news.html

Eurolang - news and information about the minority languages of Europe
http://www.eurolang.net

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Linguablogs

Blogs by language enthusiasts
http://www.omniglot.com/blog/
http://gbarto.com/multilingua/confessions/
http://ebbolles.typepad.com/babels_dawn/
http://corcaighist.blogspot.com
http://faoiseamh.blogspot.com
http://pinyin.info/news/
http://bradshawofthefuture.blogspot.com
http://babelhut.com
http://towerofconfusion.wordpress.com
http://www.cunning-linguist.co.uk
http://journeytothai.blogspot.com/
http://kanji4.us/language-learning/
http://languageandhumor.net/blog
http://www.balashon.com
http://www.bisso.com/epea/
http://languagegeek.net
http://www.claritaslux.com/blog/
http://mr-verb.blogspot.com
http://spanish-only.blogspot.com
http://johangijsen.blogspot.com
http://engineroomblog.blogspot.com
http://linguistblogger.blogspot.com

Blogs by linguists
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/
http://www.languagehat.com
http://david-crystal.blogspot.com
http://separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com
http://linguisticmystic.com
http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/
http://anthro-ling.blogspot.com
http://doctoralstudent.wordpress.com
http://lughat.blogspot.com

Blogs by translators and interpreters
http://www.nakedtranslations.com/en/blog.php
http://translationpost.com
http://brave-new-words.blogspot.com
http://coglanglab.blogspot.com

Recommended books

Language courses, dictionaries, etc.

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Links: Language and linguistics

Language information and resources

Online language learning resources

Language learning tips and advice

Raising bilingual/multilingual children

Language-related articles

Online literature and texts in many languages

Online audio books in many languages

Online literature in English

Language exchange / Penpals

Individual languages

Languages in the news

Linguablogs

Recommended books