Research Guides: Linguistics: Websites

Useful Websites

American Sign Language Linguistic Research Project Investigation of the linguistic structure of American Sign Language, with a focus on the relationship of syntax to semantics and prosody
Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures (APiCS Online) The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures (APiCS) provides expert-based information on 130 grammatical and lexical features of 76 pidgin and creole languages from around the world.
Endangered Languages Database
Ethnologue
European minority languages
iLoveLanguages iLoveLanguages is a comprehensive catalog of language-related Internet resources.
The Linguist List The LINGUIST List is dedicated to providing information on language and language analysis, and to providing the discipline of linguistics with the infrastructure necessary to function in the digital world.
UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger The online edition of the Atlas is complementary to the print edition It does not reproduce the regional and thematic chapters of the print version, but it offers additional information on the listed endangered languages. Via this interface, you can browse through them, using combinations of search criteria and/or zooming in the map below (see Browsing functionnalities ). For more detailed information, please consult the Languages mapping , Contribute your comments and FAQ pages.
World Oral Literature Project The World Oral Literature Project is an urgent global initiative to document and disseminate endangered oral literatures before they disappear without record. The Project supports local communities and committed fieldworkers engaged in the collection and preservation of all forms of oral literature by providing funding for original research, alongside training in fieldwork and digital archiving methods.

American Association for Applied Linguistics AAAL facilitates the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding regarding language-related issues in order to improve the lives of individuals and conditions in society
American Dialect Society
Center for Applied Linguistics The Center for Applied Linguistics is a nonprofit organization promoting access, equity and mutual understanding for linguistically and culturally diverse people around the world.
Edinburgh Language Technology Group (LTG) The Edinburgh Language Technology Group (LTG) is a research and development group working in the area of natural language engineering since the early 1990s.
European Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe The ECML is a unique institution whose mission is to encourage excellence and innovation in language teaching and to help Europeans learn languages more efficiently.
Haskins Laboratories Haskins Laboratories is an independent, international, multidisciplinary community of researchers conducting basic research on spoken and written language.
International Phonetic Association The IPA is the major as well as the oldest representative organisation for phoneticians. It was established in 1886 in Paris.
Linguistic Data Consortium LDC was formed in 1992 to address the critical data shortage then facing language technology research and development.
Linguistic Society of America The mission of the LSA is to advance the scientific study of language and its applications.
SIL International SIL's commitment to see people flourishing in community using the languages they value most.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)