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History of the English Language
Collection of links maintained at University of Vermont.
ebbs.english.vt.edu
Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) project, a geometric method for analysing English grammar.
www.cis.upenn.edu
The American Language by H.L. Mencken
Online publication of the full text of a classic book on the history and nature of American English, with particular attention paid to the discrepancies between British and American English.
www.bartleby.com
Newsgroup discussing English usage, maintained by Mark Israel.
www.faqs.org
More than 1400 pages which explore the history, evolution, byways, quirks, and curiosities of the English language. A weekly newsletter is sent by e-mail and RSS.
www.worldwidewords.org
Extensive list of homonyms/homophones in American English from various sources, along with links.
www.cooper.com
University College (London) researchers focusing on grammar and linguistics, plus world-wide usage. Includes the "Internet Grammar of English".
www.ucl.ac.uk
Native and non-native English-language accents are demonstrated from around the world, through the use of downloadable sound files.
www.geocities.com
Contains a script that shows the frequency of a word in some text that is entered. Allows list to be sorted by the least to most, most to least or alphabetically.
www.georgetown.edu
Annual list published by Lake Superior State University of words that should be banished from the English language for misuse, overuse, and just general uselessness.
www.lssu.edu
Defends the English language from its abusers and misusers. Polls and a custom dictionary.
www.thediscouragingword.com
Clear and concise explanation of the difference between correct and incorrect usage in American English spelling, grammar and idiom, with entertaining examples.www.wsu.edu
Infernal English: Usage Experts Change Their Minds Too
Anne H. Soukhanov, lexicographer, shows that grammatical rules are not necessarily set in concrete.
www.eeicommunications.com
Resource for both linguistic and literary scholars about regional varieties of English in the United States and Canada. Includes maps, annotated link directory, and dialectology bibliography.
www.evolpub.com
Studies in English grammar, punctuation, and composition. Includes a discussion of the methodology involving the creative writing process as it relates to fiction and theories of characterization.
community-2.webtv.net