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| Ethnologue | ||
| A definitive resource on world languages. Identifies every language spoken in a country with number of speakers, etc. Also has some maps. ( http://www.ethnologue.com/ ) | ||
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| Terralingua: Partnerships for Linguistic and Biological Diversity | ||
| Terralingua is a non-profit organization concerned with linguistic and cultural diversity. The site is primarily about the organization's goals. ( http://www.terralingua.org/ ) | ||
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| The Center for Applied Linguistics | ||
| A private non-profit organization, CAL is a Washington-based group focused on the application of linguistics research to social issues. The site is most useful for understanding the range of issues that language affects. ( http://www.cal.org/ ) | ||
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| Language Links | ||
| Tons of links to pages about specific languages. ( http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lss/lang/langlink.html ) | ||
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| The Dictionary of American Regional English | ||
| This site is an ad for the Dictionary of American Regional English, published by the Harvard University Press, but has some interesting audio clips. It will also help you understand how and why scholars investigate dialects. ( http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dare/dare.html ) | ||
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| The American Dialect Society | ||
| This is a professional society dedicated to the study of dialects. There's not much free information on the site, but it might help you learn about some of the important publications in the field. ( http://www.americandialect.org/ ) | ||
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| Telsur Project at the University of Pennsylvania | ||
| This is the homepage of an academic research project looking at linguistic change in America. A simple site, but there are some technical maps and information to look at. ( http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phonoatlas/ ) | ||
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| Canadian Geographical Names | ||
| From Natural Resources Canada comes this interesting site about Canadian place names. One section of note is a list of selected placename origins. ( http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php ) | ||
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| Geographical Names Information System (GNIS) | ||
| This massive U.S. government site has information on over 2 million cultural and physical placenames in the U.S. Try searching for weird place names, like Elvis Lake! ( http://geonames.usgs.gov/gnishome.html ) | ||
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| Facets of Religion | ||
| A simple but useful site with basic information about major world religions. ( http://www.edunet.ie/resources/religioninfo/religion.html ) | ||
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| Academic Info | ||
| A simple looking site that leads to hundreds of good links about world religions and comparative religion studies. ( http://www.academicinfo.net/religindex.html ) | ||
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| About.com’s Religion/Spirituality | ||
| This site will link you to one of About.com's many websites on religion. ( http://about.com/religion ) | ||
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| Voice of the Shuttle | ||
| Voice of the Shuttle is a huge humanities research site and includes religious studies links. ( http://vos.ucsb.edu/ ) | ||
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| Adherents.com | ||
| A poorly organized but useful site with a lot of information about numerous religions. ( http://www.adherents.com/ ) | ||
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| Sacred Texts | ||
| A collection of free sacred texts. A ton of free information. ( http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm ) | ||
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| BBC Religion Site | ||
| A nice, basic introduction to world religions from the BBC. Includes a nifty multifaith calendar. ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/index.shtml ) | ||
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| Virtual Religion Index | ||
| Links, links, and more links from Rutgers University. A great resource. ( http://religion.rutgers.edu/vri/ ) | ||
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