Language Resources

• Ethnologue: Languages of the World
  "The Ethnologue is a catalogue of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries." The web version is based on the print versions of the Ethnologue: Languages of the World, edited by Barbara Grimes. Not a dictionary, this site describes the languages of the world by country.
• Foreign Language Resources on the Web
  Language/culture specific resources selected for quality.  Languages are: Arabic, Cherokee, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Middle English, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, South Asian languages, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Turkish and Yiddish and font links. On the bottom of the page are some general language to scholarly sites.
• ilovelanguages page, formerly Human-Language Page

Now commercialized and very busy with advertising, the formerly H-LP is an index of resources organized by type and by language which includes such topics as Languages and Literature, Multilingual Resources, Schools and Institutions, and Commercial Resources. Still a good choice for up-to-date links.
• Portals to the World--Spanish Language Resources
  Web sites, mostly country studies, chosen by the Library of Congress subject experts.
• Spanish Language Resources
  From the San Antonio Public Library.
• Phillips Academy Andover's Division of World Languages
  

Search Engines of Other Nations
Note: Additional fonts may be required to view some of these languages.

• All Search Engines.com
  An alphabetical listing of international search engines.
• AltaVista
  One of the first search engines to allow language searching, AltaVista has a prominent language pull-down button.
• Lycos
  Advanced search and radio buttons lets you search by language, but only what Lycos has indexed.
• Yahoo!
  International Yahoo! links are at the bottom of the homepage.

• Babel Fish
  While this free translator from AltaVista is far from perfect, the essence of the paragraphs can be understood. Cut and paste the desired selection from the web or type in the phrase. Choose languages with the pull-down button.
• InterTran
  A free commercial site from Translator Experts Ltd. where a variety of languages are offered. Has numerous pull down menus for optional word translations or type a URL for translation of an entire web page.
• Merriam-Webster Language Center
  Easy search of the M-W dictionary or thesaurus plus Word of the Day, word games, and transcripts of the Word for the Wise radio show.
• Middle English Dictionary
  Offers "...access to and inter connectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a  HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and an associated  network of electronic resources."
• Multilingual E-Translation Portal
  Select new dictionary in the left hand list to query a database of more than 7 1/2 million entries in 150 languages, translations, definitions, information on gender, conjugates, entomology, synonyms and antonyms.
• OneLook Dictionary
  Search for a word in over 700 dictionaries at once. Enter a word and a list of different dictionaries defining the word is retrieved, along with information such as synonyms, antonyms, pronunciations, rhymes and illustrations. Allows for the use of wild cards and truncation if correct spelling of the a word is unknown. Ignore the annoying message alert.
• yourDictionary.com
  A gateway site to over 800 dictionaries and thesauri in 150 languages plus information on the origins, cultures and evolution of language. Also many specialized dictionaries--law, medicine and more.
• T-Mail
  T-Mail is a free service that will translate your e-mail into another language before you send it. T-Sail will translate entire web pages.
  

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