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Writing Guides, Writing for Newspapers & Magazines,
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Phrasal Verbs, Morphology, Verb Conjugation, etc.
(Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)

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Spelling (Word & Text Spell Checkers) ~ Typing Courses & Typing Tests

English Usage & Rhetorical Devices

Old English Dictionaries, Courses, etc.
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Linguistics Courses, Teaching Modules & Databases
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Writing Systems
(Text, Images & Audio/Sound)

Handwriting: 1500-1700 - Courses

Phonetics Courses & Teaching Modules &
American Accents, Dialects, etc; Australian Accents, Dialects, etc;
New Zealand Accents, Dialects, etc.; International Index of Sounds, etc.
(Text, Images, Animations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)

U.S. & U.K. English Word, Phrase & Text-to-Speech (TTS)
(Text, Images & Audio/Sound)

Listening Courses & Teaching Modules
(Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)

English Dictionaries ~ English Encyclopedias (Encyclopædias)
(Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)

English Dictionaries By Subject

Archaeology & Anthropology ~ Architecture & Construction
Art, Ballet, Music & Fashion ~ Botany & Gardening
Business & Finance ~ Common Names - Meaning & Origin
Computer, Internet, Internetworking, Cryptography

Drugs: Prescription & Over-The Counter
Engineering, Chemistry, Physics,
Geoscience, Materials Science, Mathematics

Environment, Epidemiology, Bioterrorism,
Parasites, Pesticides, Poisons, etc.

Food, Herbs, Wine, Cooking, etc.

Law ~ Linguistics ~ Medical ~ Military ~ Myths & Legends
Nuclear Energy ~ Occult & Paranormal ~ Old English
Philosophy ~ Printing & Topographic

Acronyms to Words in a Word:

Acronyms ~ Anagrams ~ Antonyms ~ Holonyms ~ Hypernyms ~ Meronyms

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ENGLISH POETRY, BALLADS, QUOTATIONS & LITERATURE

Poetry ~ Ballads ~ Quotations ~ Literature

Languages: A-G ~ Languages: H-R ~ Languages: S-Z

Indigenous Languages ~ Sign Language & Braille

Writing Systems, Body Language,
Languages (Sounds) of Birds, Fish, Frogs, Insects, Seals, Whales, etc.

Linguistics, Language Journals, Fonts, Keyboard, Resources

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WRITING & GRAMMAR

Writing Courses & Writing Lessons and Grammar Courses & Grammar Lessons

STYLE GUIDE - The Economist Newspaper Limited Multimedia Writing Course (Text & Images).
The Economist's Style Guide
"...Clarity of writing usually follows clarity of thought. So think what you want to say, then say it as simply as possible..."
The Economist's Style Guide Subject Categories include:
"...Metaphors; Unnecessary Words; Jargon; Tone; Accents; Trade Names; Figures;
Italics; Punctuation; Postrophes; Brackets; Colons; Commas; Full stops; Spelling; etc..."
For more information see The Economist

THE UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA WRITER'S GUIDE - Department of English, University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada Multimedia Writing Course (Text & Images).
Victoria Writer's Guide includes over "100" Writing Lessons in the following Subject Categories include
"...Planning, Organizing, and Presenting Essays;
Developing and Ordering Paragraphs;
Writing Clear Sentences;
Choosing and Using Words;
Acknowledging Your Sources;
Literary and Rhetorical Terms;
Rhetorical Language;
Preparing Summaries;
Presenting Arguments Logically; etc..."
For more information see Writer's Guide Home Page or the Department of English

OWL'S WRITING GUIDE - Online Writing Lab (OWL), Department of English, Purdue University, Indiana Multimedia Writing & Grammar Course (Text & Images).
OWL's Writing Guide Subject Categories include
The Writing Process;
"...Developing an Outline; Introductions, Body Paragraphs, and Conclusions; Proofreading Your Writing; etc..."
Professional, Technical & Job Search Writing Lessons;
General Academic Writing Lessons;
Research & Citation;
Grammar Lessons & Mechanics;
"...Apostrophe; Capital Letters; Commas; Dangling Modifiers; How to Use Articles (a/an/the);
Independent and Dependent Clauses; Irregular Verbs; Prepositions; Punctuation;
Sentence Clarity; Sentence Clarity Presentation; etc..."
Creating Writing; etc..."
For more information see Online Writing Lab (OWL) or the Department of English

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK OF ENGLISH USAGE - Bartleby.com Multimedia English Usage Guide, Grammar Lesson, etc. (Text & Images).
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
"...A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English..."
"...With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style..."
The American Heritage Book of English Usage Subject Categories include
"..Grammar Lessons; Style; Word Choice; Science Terms; Gender; Names and Labels;
Pronunciation Challenges; Word Formation; etc..."
For more information see Bartleby

GUIDE TO GRAMMAR AND WRITING - C. Darling, Department of English, Capital Community College, CT Multimedia Grammar & Writing Course (Text & Images).
Darling's Guide To Grammar and Writing Subject Categories include
"...Word & Sentence Level;
Essay & Research Paper Level;
Peripherals & PowerPoints;
Paragraph Level;
Ask Grammar, Quizzes, Search Devices; etc..."
For more information see Capital Community College or CT Community Colleges

Parts of Speech

CONSTRAINT GRAMMAR PARSER OF ENGLISH (ENGCG) - Lingsoft, Inc. Multimedia Constraint Grammar Parser of English (Text & Images).
Constraint Grammar Parser of English
"...Type in a sentence or submit a page of text and have it returned with parts of speech identified. In addition, it returns markup for grammatical function of the word..."
For more information see Demos or Lingsoft, Inc.

Phrasal Verbs

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF PHRASAL VERBS - Cambridge University Press Multimedia Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs (Text & Images). For more information see Cambridge International Dictionary of English, American English, Phrasal Verbs, Idoms, French/English & Spanish/English or the Cambridge University Press

Morphological Analyzer

ENGLISH MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYZER - Lingsoft, Inc. Multimedia English Morphological Analyzer (Text & Images). For more information see Demos or Lingsoft, Inc.

ENGLISH MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYZER - MultiLingual Theory and Technology (MLTT), Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE), Xerox Corporation Multimedia English Morphological Analyzer Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
English Morphological Analyzer
"...Enter an English sentence (max. 500 characters) and Analyze the Text..."
English Morphological Analyzer includes
"...Morphology (Parts-of-Speech & Minor Categories: number, tense, subsclass etc...);
Part-of-Speech Tagset (Adjectives, Comparative Adverbs, Coordination Adverbs etc..);
Tokenization;
Telegraphic Text Generation (Audiosummarizer); etc..."
For more information see Morphological analysis, tokenization & disambiguation (14 languages); XRCE Research - Demos; Research or the Xerox Research Centre Europe (XRCE)

Verb Conjugation

ENGLISH VERB CONJUGATOR - Verbix Multimedia English Verb Conjugator (Text & Images). For more information see Languages or Verbix

VOCABULARY

Basic, Intermediate & Advanced English Vocabulary Teaching Modules

LEARNING VOCABULARY CAN BE FUN (FLASH) - J. Richman Multimedia Basic & Intermediate English Vocabulary Games & Vocabulary Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Vocabulary Games
"...you and your kids can build spelling, reading, phonics, and vocabulary skills while having fun! Word games provide an interactive, non-threatening environment where you can discover a love for language..."
Basic & Intermediate English Vocabulary Games including
"...WordSearch; CrossWords; HangMouse; Quiz; Match Game & UnScramble..."
For more information see Jacob Richman's Home Page

THE SAT PREPARATION (FLASH) - J. Richman Multimedia English Vocabulary Teaching Modules, Vocabulary Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
The SAT Preparation helps
"..."...high school students prepare for the vocabulary section of the new SAT exam...The site is also useful for anyone that would like to improve their English vocabulary...."
For more information see Jacob Richman's Home Page

SPELLING

Spell Checkers

ENGLISH SPELL CHECKER - TextTrust Multimedia English Spell Checker (Text & Images). For more information see TextTrust

ENGLISH SPELL CHECKER - SpellCheck.net, MotionNET.com Multimedia English Spell Checker (Text & Images).
English Spell Checker includes
"...Words & Text Up to 20,000 characters..."

ENGLISH SPELL CHECKER - SpellChecker.net Multimedia English Spell Checker (Text & Images).
English Spell Checker also includes
"...Grammar Checker & Thesaurus..."

ENGLISH MEDICAL SPELL CHECKER & ENGLISH PHARMACEUTICAL SPELL CHECKER - Spellex Corporation Multimedia English Medical Spell Checker & English Pharmaceutical Spell Checker (Text & Images).

TYPING

Typing Courses - Typing Lessons

BBC'S DANCE MAT TYPING (FLASH) - BBC Multimedia Typing Course for Children (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Dance Mat Typing is
"...an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years..."
For more information see BBC's Schools

PETER'S ONLINE TYPING COURSE (FLASH) - Peter Hudson Multimedia Typing Course (Text, Images, Animations & Audio/Sound).
Peter's Online Typing Course
"...By the time you finish this course, you will be able to confidently type all the letters, numbers and the most common symbols, with proper ten-finger touch typing technique..."
For more information see Peter Hudson's Home Page

Typing Tests

TYPING TEST - Robert Fogt, onlineconversion.com Multimedia Typing Tests (Text & Images).
Typing Tests include:
"...Beginner Typing Test; Novice Typing Test & Expert Typing Test..."
For more information see Onlineconversion

TYPING TEST - ENGLISH - TypingMaster, Inc.
Typing Test
"...With the TypingMaster Online Test you can assess your personal typing skills in minutes for free - within your web browser..."
For more information see TypingMaster, Inc.

TYPING TEST (JAVA APPLET) - Learn2Type
Typing Test
"...Your Typing speed and accuracy will be measured automatically by the server, and a performance evaluation will be displayed along with your typing speed..."
For more information see Learn2Type

ENGLISH USAGE & RHETORICAL DEVICES

Rhetorical Devices

A HANDBOOK OF RHETORICAL DEVICES - R. Harris Multimedia Handbook of Rhetorical Devices (Text & Images).
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
"...contains definitions and examples of more than sixty traditional rhetorical devices, all of which can still be useful today to improve the effectiveness, clarity,..."
For more information see VirtualSalt - Robert Harris's Home Page

English Usage

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK OF ENGLISH USAGE - Bartleby.com Multimedia English Usage Guide, Grammar Lesson, etc. (Text & Images).
The American Heritage Book of English Usage
"...A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English..."
"...With a detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms, this valuable reference work is ideal for students, writers, academicians and anybody concerned about proper writing style..."
The American Heritage Book of English Usage Subject Categories include
"..Grammar Lessons; Style; Word Choice; Science Terms; Gender; Names and Labels;
Pronunciation Challenges; Word Formation; etc..."
For more information see Bartleby

OLD ENGLISH

Old English Dictionaries

OLD ENGLISH LEXICON - Hosted by The Northvegr Foundation Multimedia Old English Lexicon - Old English Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see The Northvegr Foundation

OLD ENGLISH DICTIONARIES (QUICKTIME) - German Lexicon Project, Sean Crist & Scanned Documents by Jason Burton, et.al, Department of Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Multimedia Old English Dictionaries (Text & Images). For more information see Sean Crist's Homepage or the Department of Linguistics

Examples of Old English Dictionaries include

An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
An Anglo-Saxon dictionary, based on the manuscript collections of the late Joseph Bosworth; edited and enlarged by T. Northcote Toller

A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, by John R. Clark Hall

Old English Courses

OLD ENGLISH ONLINE - Authors: Jonathan Slocum and Winfred P. Lehmann, Linguistics Research Center (LRC), College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas, Austin, Texas Multimedia Old English Course (Text & Images).
Old English
"...Old English itself has three dialects: West Saxon, Kentish, and Anglian. West Saxon was the language of Alfred the Great (871-901) and therefore achieved the greatest prominence; accordingly, the chief Old English texts have survived in this dialect. In the course of time, Old English underwent various changes such as the loss of final syllables, which also led to simplification of the morphology. Upon the conquest of England by the Normans in 1066, numerous words came to be adopted from French and, subsequently, also from Latin..."
Old English Course
Old English Lessons include
"...Old English Alphabet and Sound System;
Over "50" Old English Grammar Lessons;
Old English Reading and Textual Analysis Lessons include
"...Bede's Account of the Poet Caedmon; Cynewulf and Cyneheard;
The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan; The Battle of Maldon; etc..."
Old English Master Glossary; Old English Base Form Dictionary; etc..."
For more information see Tocharian Online Home Page; Early Indo-European Online: IE Language Families; Early Indo-European Online: Introduction to the Language Lessons; Indo-European Languages and Historical Linguistics or the Linguistics Research Center (LRC)

INTRODUCTION TO OLD ENGLISH - P.S. Baker, Oxford: Blackwell, & hosed by the Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University Multimedia Old English Course (Text, Images & Glossary).
Introduction to Old English
"...is for students whose interests are primarily literary or historical rather than linguistic. It aims to provide such students with a guide to the language that is detailed enough to enable them to read with facility,..."
Examples of Old English Chapters include
"...Pronunciation; Basic Grammar: A Review; Pronouns; Nouns;
Verbs; Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions; Word-order; Meter;
Poetic Style; The Grammar of Poetry; etc..."
For more information see the Medieval Institute

OLD ENGLISH AEROBICS (REALPLAYER) - Department of English, University of Virginia Multimedia The Old English Aerobics Anthology (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Examples from "The Old English Aerobics Anthology" include
"...Cynewulf and Cyneheard;
William the Conqueror;
Ohthere and Wulfstan;
The Battle of Maldon;
Wulf and Eadwacer; etc..."
For more information see Introduction to Old English; Courses or Old English at the University of Virginia

Old English Aeorbics also includes

Old English Aerobics Glossary

Old English Aerobics Exercises

Old English Vocabulary Glossary

MODERN ENGLISH TO OLD ENGLISH VOCABULARY - B. Schipper, Memorial University of Newfoundland Multimedia Modern English to Old English Vocabulary Glossary (Text & Images).

Old English Audio Readings

MIDDLE AGES (FLASH) - Norton Anthology of English Literature Archive, W.W. Norton and Company Multimedia Old English Audio Collection (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Examples from the "The Norton Anthology of English Literature Archive: Middle Ages" Audio Collection includes
"...Beowulf;
Caedmon's Hymn;
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (lines 1-19);
The Battle of Brunanburh;
The Dream of the Rood;
The Battle of Maldo; etc..."
For more information see Archive or the Norton Anthology of English Literature

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE TO OLD ENGLISH (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Department of English, University of Virginia Multimedia Old English Pronunciation Guide (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Examples from the "Old English Pronunciation Guide" include
"...King Alfred's preface to his translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care (lines 1-47);
The Battle of Maldon (2-61);
The Fall of Man (Genesis 3:1-19); etc..."
For more information see Introduction to Old English; Courses or Old English at the University of Virginia

LINGUISTICS

Linguistics Peer-reviewed Databases

THE LINGUIST LIST - Department of English Language and Literature, Eastern Michigan University & Wayne State University
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..."
"...a peer-reviewed database of language and language-family information, and recommendations of best practice for digitizing endangered languages data..."

Linguistics Dictionaries & Glossaries

GLOSSARY OF LINGUISTIC TERMS - E.E. Loos, S. Anderson, D.H. Day, Jr., P.C. Jordan & J. D. Wingate, SIL International Multimedia Linguistics Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Linguistics in SIL or SIL International

Linguistics Courses, Lectures, Teaching Modules & Lessons

First Year Linguistics Courses & Teaching Modules

INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTICS - M. Liberman, Department of Linguistics, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania Multimedia Introduction Linguistics Course (Text & Images).
Linguistis Lectures include
"...Prescriptive and Descriptive Linguistics;
Communication: a Biological Perspective;
The Sound of Linguistic Structure: Phonetics;
Syntax;
Language and Gender;
Language Production and Perception; etc..."
For more information see Introduction to Linguistics Home Page; Courses; Mark Liberman's Home Page or the Department of Linguistics

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS (FLASH) - Authors: Nicole Mahoney & Elizabeth Malone, National Science Foundation (NSF) Multimedia Language & Linguistics Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Language & Linguistics Subject Categories include
"...Speech is Physical and Mental;
Language Learning;
Language Change & Paths of Change;
Endangered Language;
Dialects;
Sign Language; etc..."
For more information see Language & Linguistics Home Page; Special Reports; News or the National Science Foundation

Intermediate & Advanced Linguistics Courses & Teaching Modules with (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)

LINGUISTICS - Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT Multimedia Basic, Intermediate, Advanced & Graduate Linguistics Courses (Text, Images, PDF, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy or MIT OpenCourseWare

Some examples from over "17" Online Undergraduate & Graduate Linguistics Courses include

Language and its Structure II - D. Pesetsky
Language and its Structure II
"...This course will acquaint you with some of the important results and ideas of the last half - century of research in syntax..."

Psycholinguistics - E. Gibson
Psycholinguistics
"...his course covers central topics in language processing, including:
the structure of language; sentence, discourse, and morphological processing;
storage and access of words in the mental dictionary;
speech processing; the relationship..."

Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech
Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech
"...This course features a full set of lab exercises for exploring the human speech process..."
Examples of Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech Subject Categories with Audio/Sound Presentations include
"...Spectrographic and Spectrum Analysis of the English Vowel System;
Broadband Spectral Analysis of Sonorant Consonants;
Spectral Analysis of Stop and Fricative Consonants;
Sound Generation at the Larynx: Characteristics of the Glottal Source;
Interpretation of Cineradiographic Motion Pictures;
Measuring Speech Movements Using Data from X-ray Microbeam Systems;
Techniques for Measuring Respiration during Speech;
Vowel and Consonant Durations in Speech;
Measurement and Interpretation of Fundamental Frequency Contours;
Introduction to Speech Disorders: Analysis of the Speech of Children

THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF LANGUAGES (REALPLAYER) - David W. Lightfoot, Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, National Science Foundation (NSF) Multimedia Language & Linguistics Lecture (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
The Birth and Death of Languages
"...discusses how and why languages live and die. Even as languages are dying in unprecedented numbers, new languages are constantly emerging as existing ones diverge into different forms..."
For more information see Multimedia Gallery; News or the National Science Foundation

WRITING SYSTEMS

Intermediate & Advanced Writing Systems Courses & Teaching Modules with (Text, Images & Audio/Sound)

WRITING SYSTEMS: ABKHAZ TO ZHUYIN FUHAO - Simon Ager, Brighton, England, U.K. Multimedia Writing Systems Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Omniglot: A Guide to the Languages, Alphabets, Syllabaries, and other Writing Systems of the World includes
Alphabetic writing systems (Origins, Notable Features, Alphabet etc.);
Syllabic writing systems;
Logographic writing systems;
Alternative writing systems, etc..."
For more information see Omniglot: A Guide to the Languages, Alphabets, Syllabaries, and other Writing Systems of the World

ANCIENT SCRIPTS (FLASH) - L.K.L. Lo, Foster City, CA Multimedia Ancient Scripts Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Ancient Scripts Writing Systems Subject Categories include
"...Origins of Writing Systems;
Types of Writing Systems;
Families of Writing Systems;
Writing Systems A to Z; etc..."
For more information see Lawrence Kwok Leung Lo's Home Page

Some examples of Writing Systems Subject Categories include

Types of Writing Systems
Examples of Types of Writing System include
"...Logographic; Logophonetic; Syllabic; Consonantal Alphabetic; etc..."

Alphabetical Index of Each Language
Each Language includes
"...Type; Genealogy; Location; Time; Direction; Brief History; Alphabet - Script - Characters..."

HANDWRITING: 1500-1700 - COURSES & TEACHING MODULES

English Handwriting 1500-1700

ENGLISH HANDWRITING COURSE: 1500 - 1700 - Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service, Faculty of English, University of Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia English Handwriting Course (Text & Images).
English Handwriting Course
"...The study of ancient writing and inscriptions; the science or art of deciphering and determining the date of ancient writings or systems of writing..."
For more information see Cambridge English Renaissance Electronic Service or the Faculty of English

PHONETICS

Phonetics, Phonology, Speech & Hearing Science Dictionaries

SPEECH INTERNET DICTIONARY (SID) - J. Maidment, Department of Phonetics & Linguistics, University College London, London, U.K. Multimedia Phonetics, Phonology, Speech & Hearing Science Dictionary (Text & Images).
Speech Internet Dictionary (SID) Provides a
"...concise definitions of technical terms used in phonetics, phonology, speech and hearing science and allied disciplines..."
For more information see John Maidment's Home Page or the Department of Phonetics & Linguistics

International Phonetic Alphabet

International Phonetic Alphabet with Text, Images, Simulations & Audio/Sound

INTERACTIVE CHARTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (IPA) (FLASH) - Designed by: Eric Armstrong, York University; Voiced by: Paul Meier, Department of Theatre and Film, University of Kansas; Hosted by Paul Meier Dialect Services Multimedia International Phonetic Alphabet Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Simulations & Audio/Sound).
International Phonetic Alphabet Teaching Modules include
"...Pulmonic Consonants;
Non-Pulmonic Consonants;
Vowels;
Diacritics
IPA Other Symbols;
Suprasegmentals;
Diphthongs & Triphthongs..."
For more information see Paul Meier Dialect Services

THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET: PULMONIC CONSONANTS (SHOCKWAVE) - The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology, Linguistics Engineering Team, Department of Linguistics, Philipps-Universität in Marburg, Marburg, Germany Multimedia International Phonetic Alphabet Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Simulations & Audio/Sound). For more information see Mouton Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology - Demos; About the Project; The Mouton Interactive Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology; Linguistics Engineering Team or the Department of Linguistics

International Phonetic Alphabet with Text & Images

INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET - International Phonetic Association Multimedia International Phonetic Alphabet Charts (Text & Images).
International Phonetic Alphabet Charts include
"...Consonants (Pulmonic); Consonants (Non-Pulmonic); Diacritics;
Other Symbols; Suprasegmentals; Tones & Word Accents; Vowels;
ExtIPA Symbols for Disordered Speech; IPA Numbers..."
For more information see International Phonetic Association

Phonetics Courses

Phonetics Courses & Teaching Modules

PHONETICS: THE SOUNDS OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE: AMERICAN ENGLISH, GERMAN & SPANISH (FLASH) - Collaborative effort of the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, German, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Academics Technologies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Iowa Multimedia English Phonetics Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Simulations & Audio/Sound).
Phonetics: The Sounds of Spoken Language
"...contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of Spanish, German and English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context..."
video-audio of the sound spoken in context..."
For more information see Carlos-Eduardo Piñeros' Home Page; Department of Spanish and Portuguese or the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

A COURSE IN PHONETICS - AMERICAN ENGLISH & BRITISH ENGLISH (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - P. Ladefoged, Department of Linguistics, College of Letters & Science - Humanities, UCLA Multimedia Phonetics Course for both American English & British English (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
American English & British English Phonetics Course Chapters include:
"...Articulation and Acoustics;
Phonology and Phonetic Transcription;
The Consonants of English;
The Vowels of English;
English Words and Sentences;
Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation Types;
Consonantal Gestures;
Acoustic;
Vowels and Vowel-like Articulations;
Syllables and Suprasegmental Features;
Linguistic Phonetics..."
Additional Resources include
"...Dublin (Irish) English;
Edinburgh (Scottish) English;
London English;
NewZealand English;
Southern America English; etc..."
For more information see UCLA Phonetic Data; Peter Ladefoged's Home Page; Department of Linguistics or the College of Letters & Science

PHONETICS: VOWELS AND CONSONANTS (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - P. Ladefoged, Department of Linguistics, College of Letters & Science - Humanities, UCLA Multimedia Phonetics: Vowles & Consonants Course (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Examples of Phonetics: Vowles & Consonants Course Chapters include:
"...Sounds and languages -The IPA chart sounds;
Pitch and loudness;
Vowel contrasts;
The sounds of vowels;
The sounds of consonants;
Acoustic components of speech;
Talking computers;
How we listen to speech;
Making English vowels;
Actions of the larynx; etc..."
For more information see UCLA Phonetic Data; Peter Ladefoged's Home Page; Department of Linguistics or the College of Letters & Science - Humanities

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY (QUICKTIME) - Robert H. Mannell & Felicity Cox, Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University Multimedia Phonetics & Phonology Course (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Examples of Phonetics & Phonology Course Sections & Lessons include
Section A: Phonetics Lessons include
"...Consonants; Vowels; Vowel Systems; Airstream and Laryngeal Features in Speech Production;
Complex Articulations; Coarticulation; etc..."
Chpater C: Phonology Lessons include
"...Phoneme and Allophone; Distinctive Features; Generative Phonology;
Autosegmental Phonology; The Phonology of Intonation; etc..."

For more information see An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Home Page; Robert H. Mannell's Home Page; Felicity Cox's Home Page; Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre or the Department of Linguistics

MANUAL OF ARTICULATORY PHONETICS (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Author: W.A. Smalley, Designed by: Jean-Philippe Goldmanand, Phonetics, University of Geneva Multimedia Phonetics Manual (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Some examples from over "30" Phonetics Manual Chapters include
"...Voiced and Voiceless Fricatives;
Finer Distinctions in Pitch Hearing;
Controlled Intonation;
Dental, Retroflexed, grooded and Flat Articulations;
Vowels and Vowel Glides;
Nasals;
Some Back and Central Vowels;
Some Front Vowels;
Alveopalatal Stops;
Nasalized and Oral Vowels;
Implosives; Fortis and Lenis Articulation;
Pharyngealized Sounds; etc..."
For more information see Phonetics at University of Geneva

American English Phonetics, Accents & Dialects

English Phonetics

PHONETICS: THE SOUNDS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH (FLASH) - Collaborative effort of the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese, German, Speech Pathology and Audiology, and Academics Technologies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, University of Iowa Multimedia English Phonetics Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Simulations & Audio/Sound).
Click on English.
Phonetics: The Sounds of Spoken Language
"...contains animated libraries of the phonetic sounds of Spanish, German and English. Available for each consonant and vowel is an animated articulatory diagram, a step-by-step description, and video-audio of the sound spoken in context..."
video-audio of the sound spoken in context..."
For more information see Carlos-Eduardo Piñeros' Home Page; Department of Spanish and Portuguese or the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

American Speech Accents & Dialects

SPEECH ACCENT ARCHIVE (QUICKTIME) - Administrator: Steven H. Weinberger, Program in Linguistics, Department of English, George Mason University Multimedia American Speech Accent Archive (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
The Speech Accent Archive
"...uniformly presents a large set of speech samples from a variety of language backgrounds. Native and non-native speakers of English read the same paragraph and are carefully transcribed. The archive is used by people who wish to compare and analyze the accents of different English speakers..."
For more information see Steven H. Weinberger's Home Page; Program in Linguistics or the Department of English

INTERNATIONAL DIALECTS OF ENGLISH ARCHIVE (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Paul Meier & Shawn M. Muller, Department of Theatre and Film, University of Kansas Multimedia International Dialects of English Archive (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
International Dialects of English Archive is
"...a repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts..."
"...All recordings are in English, are of native speakers, and you will find both English language dialects and English spoken in the accents of other languages..."
For more information see Paul Meier's Home Page or the Department of Theatre and Film

AMERICAN LANGUAGES: OUR NATION"S MANY VOICES (REALPLAYER) - University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents
American Languages: Our Nation's Many Voices
"...the bulk of the digitized materials comprises interviews with speakers of German-American and American English dialects from across the United States. Excerpts from these interviews are complemented by rare recordings of ethnic music from the Mills Music Library, as well as a number of maps, short interpretive essays, and visual images..."
For more information see the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

Australian English Phonetics

PHOEMIC (BROAD) TRANSCRIPTION OF AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH (QUICKTIME) - Robert H. Mannell & Felicity Cox, Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University Multimedia Sounds of Australian English Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Phonemes of General Australian English Lessons include:
Consonants
"...Oral stops or plosives, Affricates, Fricatives, Nasals or nasal stops; Approximants..."
Vowels
"...Monophthongs, Diphthongs..."
Diagnostic chart of General Australian English Vowels;
Word Stress
"...Primary Stress, Secondary stress, Exceptions, Unstressed syllables..."
Syllabic consonants; Assimilation; Consonant deletion; etc.
For more information see An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Home Page; Robert H. Mannell's Home Page; Felicity Cox's Home Page; Speech Hearing and Language Research Centre or the Department of Linguistics

New Zealand Phonetics

PHONETICS: SOUNDS OF NEW ZEALAND ENGLISH - J. Newman, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts, University of Alberta Multimedia Sounds of New Zealand English Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see New Zealand English; John Newman's Home Pages or the Department of Linguistics

Phonetics: International Index of Sounds with Text, Images & Audio/Sound

PHONETICS: INDEX OF SOUNDS (QUICKTIME) - Developed by Langwidge.com (Ravi Purushotma) & Maintained by Jenny and Peter Ladefoged Multimedia Phonetics Sound Database (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Index of Sounds
"...primary aim of this database is to provide users with an easy way to hear or download natural language example of specified sounds..."
Index of Sounds includes Sounds in over "40" Languages including
"...Bura; Chinese; French; Greek Hindi; Italian; Javanese; Marathi;
Nama; Navajo; Nepali; Newari; Polish; Swedish; Temne; Thai; Tsonga; Zulu; etc..."
Each Sound includes over "25" Types of Sounds including
"...Advanced Tongue Root; Breathy voice; Clusters; Laterals; Nasal consonants; Labial;
Semivowels; Tones; etc..."
For more information see UCLA Phonetic Data; Peter Ladefoged's Home Page or the Department of Linguistics

PRONUNCIATION - WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH (TTS)

English Word, Pharse & Text Pronunciation (English Text-To-Speech) and other Languages with Text, Images & Audio/Sound

FOR OVER "150" OTHER LANGUAGES WITH WORD, PHARSE & TEXT (TEXT-TO-SPEECH) PRONUNCAITION SEE THE LANGUAGE CENTER

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH (BRITISH ENGLISH, U.S. ENGLISH & U.S. ENGLISH WTIH A ROUGH VOICE, HIGH PITCH VOICE OR WHISPER VOICE)" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND CANADIAN FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, SPANISH (AMERICAS SPANISH), ENGLISH (BRITISH ENGLISH, U.S. ENGLISH & U.S. ENGLISH WTIH A ROUGH VOICE, HIGH PITCH VOICE OR WHISPER VOICE) - Cepstral Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
For Fun
"...Click on Dog, Input a Word or Sentence and the Dog will Bark out the Word or Sentence..."
For more information see Cepstral

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "CATALAN, CHINESE, CZECH, DANISH, DUTCH, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, GREEK, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, NORWEGIAN, POLISH, PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH, SWEDISH & TURKISH - Oddcast Inc. Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see Text-to-Speech (TTS) or Oddcast Inc.

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.)" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.), CATALAN, DUTCH, FRENCH & CANADIAN FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, POLISH, PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE & EUROPEAN PORTUGUESE), SPANISH (CASTILIAN SPANISH, AMERICAN SPANISH, ARGENTINE SPANISH, CHILEAN SPANISH, MEXICAN SPANISH) & TURKISH" (QUICKTIME) - Loquendo, Torino, Italy Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see Loquendo

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.)" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ARABIC, CANADIAN FRENCH, DANISH, DUTCH (BELGIAN & NETHERLANDS), ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.), FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, NORWEGIAN, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH (SPAIN & NORTH AMERICAN SPANISH) & SWEDISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - Acapela Group, Belgium, France & Sweden Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Acapela Group

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.)" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES) AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.), FRENCH, GERMAN & LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - AT&T Labs Speech Technologies, AT&T Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see AT&T Natural Voices

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH" AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ENGLISH, GERMAN & TIBETAN" - MARY Text-to-Speech System, Language Technology Lab, German Research for Artifical Ingelligence, Saarbrücken, Germany Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see MARY Text-to-Speech System; Language Technology Lab or the German Research for Artifical Ingelligence

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH" (BRITISH OR U.S.) - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - Festvox, Speech Group, Carnegie Mellon University Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see Festvox or the Speech Group

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH" (BRITISH & U.S.) - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ENGLISH, GERMAN & MEXICAN SPANISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - Speech Synthesis Research Group, Center for Spoken Language Understatnding, OGI School of Science & Engineering, Oregon Health & Science University Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see Demos at CSLU or the Speech Synthesis Research Group

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH" (BRITISH & U.S.) - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ARABIC, CANADIAN FRENCH, DANISH, DUTCH (BELGIAN & NETHERLANDS), ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.), FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, NORWEGIAN, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH (SPAIN & NORTH AMERICAN) & SWEDISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - Acapela Group, Belgium, France & Sweden Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Acapela Group

WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH: "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.)" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES AND WORD OR TEXT-TO-SPEECH FOR "ENGLISH (BRITISH & U.S.), FRENCH, GERMAN & LATIN AMERICAN SPANISH" - MALE AND/OR FEMALE VOICES - TTS Research, AT&T Multimedia English Text-To-Speech (TTS) & Other Languages (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see TTS Research, AT&T

LISTENING COURSES & TEACHING MODULES WITH QUIZZES

Listening Courses & Teaching Modules with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

RANDALL'S ESL CYBER LISTENING LAB (REALPLAYER & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - R.S. Davis, English Language Institute, University of Utah Multimedia Listening Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
ESL Cyber Listening Lab
"...mainly designed for self-directed study, that is, you choose what topic and level you want to study and then begin..."
Each Listening Lesson includes
"...Pre-Listening Exercise; Listening to the Conversation; Listenting Quiz; Vocbulary Activities; etc..."
Examples from over "150" Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab Listening Lessons include
General Quizzes (Everyday Conversations with Adult and Children's Voices)
"...Car Accident; Car Repairs; Dating Woes; Friday Night Mishaps; Job Hunting; etc..."
Listening Quizzes for Academic Purposes
"...Campaign Speech; Cosmetic Surgery; Traffic Report; World News Stories; etc..."
20-Minute ESL Vocabulary Lessons
"...Beauty Salons; Best Dating Ideas!; Restaurant Guide; etc..."
Long Conversations with RealVideo
"...A Great Car Deal; Lecture on Culture Shock; Student Living..."

For more information see Randall S. Davis' Home Page or the English Language Institute

Listening Test with Text, Images Video/Movies & Audio/Sound

BRAIN FITNESS PROGRAM: BRAIN SPEED TEST - Posit Science Corporation
Brain Speed Text
"...focuses on auditory processing-on improving the speed, accuracy and strength with which our brains receive, record and recall what we hear..."
For more information see Programs or Posit Science Corporation

ENGLISH DICTIONARIES & ENGLISH ENCYCLOPEDIAS - ENGLISH ENCYCLOPÆDIAS

English Language Dictionaries

English Language Dictionaries with Text, Images & Audio/Sound

MARIAM-WEBSTER DICTIONARY PLUS AUDIO PRONUNCIATION - Merriam-Webster, Inc., Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
"...The online dictionary includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book. It also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables..."
For more information see Merriam-Webster Online

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Houghton Mifflin Company & Hosted by Yahoo Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
"...features over 200,000 entries, 70,000 audio word pronunciations..."

THE AMERICAN HERITAGE DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Bartleby.com Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
"...features over 200,000 entries, 70,000 audio word pronunciations..."
For more information see Bartleby

English Laguage Dictionaries with Text & Images

CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH - Cambridge University Press Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see Cambridge University Press

DICTIONARY OF NEWFOUNDLAND ENGLISH ONLINE - Memorial University of Newfoundland; Published by the University of Toronto Press, Inc. Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site Partner Project or the University of Toronto Press, Inc.

ENCARTA WORLD ENGLISH DICTIONARY - Encrata, Microsoft Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see Encarta or Microsoft

ENGLISH GLOSSARY - freeglossary.com, M. Bauer. Mainz, Germany Multimedia English Language Glossary (Text & Images).

HEINLE'S NEWBURY HOUSE DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ENGLISH - Heinle & Heinle Publishers Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images). Heinle's Newbury House Dictionary of American English
"...contains over 40,000 entries. With simple, clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences and idioms..."
For more information see Heinle & Heinle Publishers

THE WORDSMYTH ENGLISH DICTIONARY-THESAURUS - Wordsmyth Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images).

WORDNET - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images).
WordNet includes
"...Definition, Synonyms, Antonyms, Holonyms, Hypernyms, Meronyms, Troponyms, Familarity & Coordinate Terms..."
For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images).
WordNet Vocabulary Helper is
"..."one-touch interface to WordNet"
includes

"...Definition; Hyponyms; Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency);
Part Meronyms; Meronyms; Derived Forms; Coordinate Terms; Troponyms; etc..."
For more information see POETS Project; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

English Dictionaries with Text & Images - Subscription Only

MACQUARIE DICTIONARY - Macquarie Dictionary, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd., Australia Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images).
Marquarie Dictionary Online is a
"...searchable online version of the Marquarie Dictionary is available by annual subscription..."
For more information see MacquarieNet

OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY - Oxford University Press Multimedia English Language Dictionary (Text & Images).
Oxford English Dictionary is a
"...searchable online version of the Oxford English Dictionary is available by annual subscription..."
For more information see Oxford University Press

Encyclopedias - Encyclopædias

COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA - SIXTH EDITION - Bartleby.com Multimedia English Language Encyclopedia (Text & Images).
Columbia Encyclopedia contains
"...nearly 51,000 entries (marshalling six and one-half million words on a vast range of topics), and with more than 80,000 hypertext cross-reference..."
For more information see Bartleby

ENCARTA ENCYCLOPEDIA - Encarta, Microsoft Multimedia English Language Encyclopedia (Text & Images).
Encarta Encyclopedia contains more
"...than 42,000 articles on the world of knowledge--from aardvark to zither..."
For more information see Encarta or Microsoft

THE CANADIAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (L'ENCYCLOPÉDIE CANADIENNE) - Historica, Canada Multimedia Canadian Encyclopedia - ,Available in English & French (Text & Images).

ENGLISH DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS BY SUBJECT

Archaeology & Anthropology

SEE ARCHAEOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY

Architecture & Construction

SEE THE CONSTRUCTION REMOLDING CENTER

Art, Ballet, Music & Fashion

SEE ART; BALLET; MUSIC or FASHION

Botany & Gardening

SEE THE BIOSCIENCE CENTER: BOTANY

Business & Finance

SEE THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & FINANCE CENTER: DICTIONARIES

Common Names - Meaning & Origin

BABY NAME NETWORK - Recursive Media LLC

BABY NAME WORLD - Babynameworld.com Includes Popular: "...African, Arabic, Celtic, English, French, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, etc. Baby Names..."

BABY NAMES - INDIA - NRI Onlin

Computer, Internet, Internetworking, Cryptography

SEE THE COMPUTER, INTERNET, INTERNETWORKING, CRYPTOGRAPHY DICTIONARIES

Drugs: Prescription & Over-The Counter

SEE THE PHARMACY CENTER: DRUG DATABASES

Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Geoscience, Materials Science, Mathematics

SEE SPECIFIC SCIENCE CENTERS WITHIN THE REFERENCE DESK

Environment, Epidemiology, Bioterrorism, Parasites, Pesticides, Poisons, etc.

SEE PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Food, Herbs, Wine, Cooking, etc.

SEE THE NUTRITION CENTER

FOR COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS SEE THE NUTRITION CENTER: COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS

FOR 1,000'S OF FOOD RECIPES SEE THE NUTRITION CENTER: RECIPES

Law Dictionaries & Law Encyclopedias - Law Encyclopædias

Law Encyclopedias - Law Encyclopædias

LAW ENCYCLOPEDIA - Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, Cornell University Multimedia Law Encyclopedia (Text & Images). For more information see the Legal Information Institute or the Cornell University Law School

Legal Citation

INTRODUCTION TO BASIC LEGAL CITATION - P.W. Martin, Cornell Law School, Cornell University Multimedia Basic Legal Citation Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
Basic Legal Citation is
"...a standard language that allows one lawyer to refer to legal authorities with sufficient precision and generality that other lawyers or judges can follow the references..."
For more information see Legal Practice: Legal Writing; Legal Information Institute or the Cornell Law School

UNIVERSAL CITATION GUIDE - The American Association of Law Libraries VERY VERY EXTENSIVE.
Universal Citation Guide
"...is divided into rules and appendices. The rules are intended to assist researchers in crafting accurate, unambiguous citations that enable readers to identify and locate cited legal authority in any format. Each chapter covers a discrete type of legal authority. The introductory material for each chapter explains the design logic behind the citation form presented. Commentary is in footnote form throughout the Guide..."
For more information see The American Association of Law Libraries

Law Dictionaries

LAW DICTIONARY - Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, Merriam-Webster, Incorporated, & Hosted by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory Multimedia Law Dictionary (Text & Images).
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law
"...includes some 10,000 legal terms, pronunciations and legal definitions..."
For more information see Lawyers.com

LAW DICTIONARY - Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law & Hosted by FindLaw Multimedia Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Law Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see FindLaw

LAW DICTIONARY - People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill Publisher: Fine Communications & Hosted by Law.com Multimedia People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill - Law Dictionary (Text & Images). For more information see Law.com

General Law Dictionaries

EVERYBODY'S LEGAL GLOSSARY - Nolo.com Multimedia General Law Dictionary (Text & Images).
Nolo's Legal Glossary
"...dictionary contains plain-English definitions for over a thousand legal terms, from the common to the bizarre..."
For more information see Nolo.com

Linguistics Dictionaries & Glossaries

GLOSSARY OF LINGUISTIC TERMS - E.E. Loos, S. Anderson, D.H. Day, Jr., P.C. Jordan & J. D. Wingate, SIL International Multimedia Linguistics Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Linguistics in SIL or SIL International

Medical Dictionaries & Medical Encyclopedias - Medical Encyclopædias

Related Centers with more Medical Dictionaries & Medical Encyclopedias

SEE THE MEDICAL DICTIONARIES CENTER

SEE THE LABORATORY TESTS, DIAGNOSTICS & PROTOCOLS CENTER

Medical Dictionaries & Medical Encyclopedias - Medical Encyclopædias

MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) & adam.com, Inc. For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine; NIH Health Information or NIH

DORLAND'S ILLUSTRATED MEDICAL DICTIONARY - W. B. Saunders & Hosted by Merck & Co. For more information see Merck Source or Merck & Co., Inc.

MEDICAL DICTIONARY - Yahoo! Inc. & adam.com For more information see Yahoo Health

MEDICAL DICTIONARY: THE ON-LINE - CancerWEB, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. For more information see CancerWEB

MEDICAL DICTIONARY - MED TERMS - MedicineNet, Inc. For more information see MedicineNet

MEDICAL DICTIONARY (MERRIAM-WEBSTER) - Merriam-Webster, Incorporated and hosted by National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine NIH Health Information or NIH

MEDICAL DICTIONARY (MERRIAM-WEBSTER) - Merriam-Webster, Incorporated & and hosted by Inteli-Health, Inc. - Home to Johns Hopkins Health Information, Johns Hopkins University For more information see Welcome to InteliHealth

THE MERCK MANUAL OF DIAGNOSIS & THERAPY - Editors: M.H. Beers & R. Berkow, Merck & Co., Inc. For more information see Merck Publications or Merck & Co., Inc.

THE MERCK MANUAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATION HOME EDITION ONLINE (REAL PLAYER, QUICKTIME) - Editor-in-Chief: R. Berkow, Merck & Co., Inc. Multimedia (Text, Images, Animations, Videos, Sound, & Illustrations). For more information see Merck Publications or Merck & Co., Inc.

THE MERCK MANUAL OF GERIATRICS - Editors: M.H. Beers and R. Berkow; Published by Merck & Co., Inc. Multimedia Geriatrics Manual (Text & Images).
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics Sections include:
"...Basics of Geriatric Care;
Falls, Fractures, and Injury;
Surgery and Rehabilitation;
Psychiatric Disorders;
Delirium and Dementia;
Neurologic Disorders;
Musculoskeletal Disorders;
Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders;
Hematologic Disorders and Cancer;
Pulmonary Disorders; etc..."
For more information see The Merck Manual of Geriatrics Title Page; Merck Publications or Merck & Co., Inc.

Medical - Disease Management

DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT - Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Multimedia Disease Management Teaching Modules & Disease Cases (Text & Images).
Disease Management
"...your comprehensive source for practical treatment strategies developed by physicians..."
"...current information on treating more than 120 commonly seen diseases..."
Disease Subject Categories include:
"...Allergy & Immunology;
Cardiology;
Dermatology;
Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
Hematology/Oncology;
Infectious Disease;
Nephrology;
Neurology;
Psychology & Psychiatry;
Pulmonary Disease;
Rheumatology;
Women's Health..."
For more information see Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education or The Cleveland Clinic

Medical Abbreviations

BECKERS ABKÜRZUNGSLEXIKON MEDIZINISCHER BEGRIFFE (MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS) - H. Beckers, Verlag Arzt + Information Köln In German/Deutsch. "...Jetzt über 75.000 Abkürzungen, Akronyme und Symbole..."

Medical Eponyms

EPONYMS A-Z - Whonamedit.com "...a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person..."

Medical Health Teaching Modules for Consumers with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound

INTERACTIVE HEALTH TUTORIALS - National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Multimedia Health Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound).
Interactive Health Tutorials
"...Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language..." Includes over "100" Audio & Video Tutorials in Diseases and Conditions; Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, Surgery and Treatment Procedures and Prevention and Wellness.
For more information see MEDLINEplus; National Library of Medicine NIH Health Information or NIH

Medical Tests - Consumers & Patient Education

LAB TESTS ONLINE (U.S.) - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Lab Tests Online (U.S.)
"...better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases..."
For more information see the American Association of Clinical Chemistry

LAB TESTS ONLINE (U.K.) - American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Lab Tests Online UK
"...has been designed to help you, the patient, to better understand the many clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of conditions and diseases..."
For more information see the American Association of Clinical Chemistry

MEDICAL TESTS (WITH EMPHASIS ON INFANTS AND CHILDREN) - UCSF Childrens Hospital, UCSF Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), & A.D.A.M., Inc. Multimedia Medical Tests with Emphasis on Infants & Children Database (Text & Images).
Depending on the Medical Test, Each Test Name includes:
"...Definition; How Test is Performed; How to Prepare for the Test;
Why the Test is Performed; Normal Values; What Abnormal Results Mean; etc..."
For more information see Health Library or UCSF Childrens Hospital

MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND TESTS - MedicineNet, Inc. Multimedia Medical Procedures and Tests (Text & Images). For more information see MedicineNet

MEDICAL TESTS - Yale New Haven Health, Yale Unversity Multimedia Medical Tests Database (Text & Images).
Depending on the Medical Test, Each Test Name includes:
"...Test Overview; Why It Is Done; How It Is Done; Risks;
Results; What Affects the Test; etc..."
For more information see Yale New Haven Health or the Yale-New Haven Medical Center

Military Dictionaries & Military Encyclopedias - Military Encyclopædias

DOD DICTIONARY OF MILITARY & ASSOCIATED TERMS - Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC), Department of Defense (DoD) Multimedia Dictionary of Military Terms (Text & Images). For more information see Joint Electronic Library or the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)

U.S. WEAPON SYSTEMS (AIRCRAFT, GROUND SYSTEMS, MUNITIONS & WARSHIPS) - Global Security Multimedia Dictionary of Weapon Systems (Text & Images). For more information see Military Resources or Global Security

Myths & Legends Dictionaries & Encyclopedias/Encyclopædias

ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHICA (INDEX) - M.F. Lindemans Multimedia Encyclopedia of Mythology, Folklore, Mysticism, etc. (Text & Images).
Encyclopedia Mythica
"...contains well over 1500 definitions of gods and goddesses, supernatural beings and legendary creatures and monsters from all over the world..."
For more information see Encyclopedia Mythica Home Page

Nuclear Energy Dictionaries

NUCLEAR ENERGY GLOSSARY - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Multimedia Nuclear Glossary (Text, Images & Symbols). For more information see Basic References; Electronic Reading Room or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NUCLEAR GLOSSARY: THE LANGUAGE OF THE NUCLEUS - Scientific Digital Visions, Inc. Multimedia Nuclear Glossary (Text, Images & Symbols).
Language of the Nucleus
"...is the largest collection of terms on the use of radiation and radioactivity. Our coverage is broad, spanning the pure research fields of low-energy nuclear physics and astrophysics, the practical fields of nuclear engineering and environmental analysis,..."
For more information see Scientific Digital Visions

Occult & Paranormal Dictionaries

THE SKEPTIC'S DICTIONARY - R.T. Carroll, Sacramento City College, CA
The Skeptic's Dictionary
"...provides definitions, arguments and essays on subjects supernatural, occult, paranormal and pseudoscientific..."

Philosophy Dictionaries & Encyclopedias/Encyclopædias

STANFORD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY - Principal Editor: E.N. Zalta; Assistant Editors: C. Allen & U. Nodelman and is Published by the Metaphysics Research Lab & the Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University Multimedia Philosphy Encyclopedia (Text & Images).
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
"...In a dynamic encyclopedia, each entry is maintained and kept up to date by an expert or group of experts in the field (the authors are given direct electronic access to a copy of their entry)..."
For more information see The Metaphysics Research Lab or the Center for the Study of Language and Information

HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY - K.L. Ross, The Proceedings of the Friesian School Multimedia Philosopy History Teaching Modules (Text & Images).
History of Philosophy includes
Western Philosophy
"...Ancient Philosophy, Greek Philosophy, Hellenistic Philosophy, Philosophy in Late Antiquity, Mediaeval Philosophy, Modern Philosophy, etc..."
Eastern Philosophy
"...Languages, Indian Philosophy, Chinese Philosophy, Buddhist Philosophy, etc...."

For more information see The Proceedings of the Friesian School

Printing & Topographic Dictionaries

GLOSSARY OF PRINTING TERMS - United Graphics Incorporated For more information see United Graphics Incorporated

Acronyms

ACRONYM FINDER - Mountain Data Systems
Acronym Finder
"...A searchable database containing common acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military..."
For more information see Mountain Data Systems

INTERNET ACRONYM SERVER - P. Flynn, University College Cork, Ireland
Internet Acronym Server includes
"...Search for an acronym; Search for a word in the expansions and see the related acronyms; and Submit an acronym for inclusion in the database..."
For more information see University College Cork

Anagrams

ANAGRAMS AND ADVANCED ANAGRAMMING AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN & SPANISH - Wordsmith.org
Anagrams
"...A word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase..."
For more information see Wordsmith.org

ANAGRAMS - WordPlays.com, Central Software, Inc.
Anagrams
"...a tool that can be used to generate Anagrams..."
For more information see Interactive Word Games

Antonyms

WORDNET - ANTONYMS: "OPPOSITE WORD, OPPOSITE" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - ANTONYMS: "OPPOSITE WORD, OPPOSITE" - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see POETS Project

Holonyms

WORDNET - HOLONYMS: "WHOLE NAME - A WORD THAT NAMES THE WHOLE OF WHICH A GIVEN WORD IS A PART; 'HAT' IS A HOLONYM FOR 'BRIM' AND 'CROWN'" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - HOLONYMS: "WHOLE NAME - A WORD THAT NAMES THE WHOLE OF WHICH A GIVEN WORD IS A PART; 'HAT' IS A HOLONYM FOR 'BRIM' AND 'CROWN'" - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University "...A "one-touch" interface to WordNet..." For more information see POETS Project

Hypernyms

WORDNET - HYPERNYM: "SUPERORDINATE, SUPERORDINATE WORD - A WORD THAT IS MORE GENERIC THAN A GIVEN WORD" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - HYPERNYM: "SUPERORDINATE, SUPERORDINATE WORD - A WORD THAT IS MORE GENERIC THAN A GIVEN WORD - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University "...A "one-touch" interface to WordNet..." For more information see POETS Project

Meronyms

WORDNET - "MERONYMS: "A WORD THAT NAMES A PART OF A GIVEN WORD; 'BRIM' AND 'CROWN' ARE MERONYMS OF 'HAT'" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - "MERONYMS: "A WORD THAT NAMES A PART OF A GIVEN WORD; 'BRIM' AND 'CROWN' ARE MERONYMS OF 'HAT'" - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University "...A "one-touch" interface to WordNet..." For more information see POETS Project

Rhyming

RHYMING DICTIONARY - Datamuse & Lycos, Inc
Rhyming Dictionary
"...Rhymes, Synonyms, Homophones, Similar Sounding Words, Related Words, Phrases, Similar Spelling or Definition..."

Symbols

SYMBOLS ENCYCLOPEDIA - HME Media Multimedia Symbols Encyclopedia (Text & Images).
Symbols Encyclopedia
"...contains more than 2,500 Western signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed..."

SYMBOLS - TCAEP.co.uk, J. Stott Multimedia Symbols Glossary (Text & Images).
Symbols Glossary includes:
"...Electronic Symbols, Greek Alphabet & Mathematical Symbols..."
For more information see Welcome to TCAEP.co.uk

Synonyms

WORDNET - SYNONYM: "EQUIVALENT WORD - TWO WORDS THAT CAN BE INTERCHANGED IN A CONTEXT ARE SAID TO BE SYNONYMOUS RELATIVE TO THAT CONTEXT" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - SYNONYM: "EQUIVALENT WORD - TWO WORDS THAT CAN BE INTERCHANGED IN A CONTEXT ARE SAID TO BE SYNONYMOUS RELATIVE TO THAT CONTEXT" - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University "...A "one-touch" interface to WordNet..." For more information see POETS Project

Thesaurus

WEBSTER THESAURUS - Merriam-Webster, Inc., For more information see Merriam-Webster Online

ROGET'S II: THE NEW THESAURUS - THIRD EDITION - Bartleby.com For more information see Bartleby

ROGET'S II: THE NEW THESAURUS - Houghton Mifflin Company & Hosted by Yahoo

Troponyms

WORDNET - TROPONYMS: "A WORD THAT DENOTES A MANNER OF DOING SOMETHING; 'MARCH' IS A TROPONYM OF 'WALK'" - Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University For more information see WordNet Online; WordNet or the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University

WORDNET VOCABULARY HELPER - TROPONYMS: "A WORD THAT DENOTES A MANNER OF DOING SOMETHING; 'MARCH' IS A TROPONYM OF 'WALK'" - G. Peterson, Personalized Online Electronic Text Services (POETS) Project, Kyoto Notre Dame University, Kyoto, Japan, & the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University "...A "one-touch" interface to WordNet..." For more information see POETS Project

Words in a Word

WORDS IN A WORD - WordPlays.com, Central Software, Inc. For more information see Interactive Word Games

ENGLISH LITERATURE, ENGLISH POETRY, ENGLISH BALLADS, ENGLISH QUOTATIONS

Poetry

POET'S CORNER - B. Blair, J. Lachelt, N. Miller & S.L. Spanoudi, Poets' Corner Editorial Staff
Poets' Corner is
"...the largest, most diverse, and most user-friendly public library of poetic works ever assembled..."
For more information see Stephen L. Spanoudis' "The Other Pages"

POETRY (QUICKTIME) - The Academy of Amerian Poets Multimedia English Poetry, Poets, Listening to Poetry, Essays, etc. (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
The Academy of Amerian Poets
"...has presented and recorded over 700 poetry readings, lectures, and symposia, making the Poetry Audio Archive one the world's richest aural records of poetry..."

ENGLISH POETRY (REAL PLAYER) - Lyrikline.org Multimedia Contemporary English Poetry (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Lyrikline.org

AN INDEX OF POETS IN REPRESENTATIVE POETRY - Department of English, University of Toronto, Canada Multimedia English Poetry (Text & Images).
Index of Poets in Representative Poetry can be accessed by
"...(1) The poets, alphabetically by last name or chronologically;
(2) their poems, by title;
(3) their poems, by first line or last line;
(4) a timeline, of poets, poems, and events; etc..."

BRITISH POETRY 1780-1910 - Electronic Text Center, Alderman Library, University of Virginia Multimedia British Poetry (Text & Images).
British Poetry 1780-1910
"...Texts are illustrated, annotated, or both..."
For more information see Electronic Text Center; Finding and Using Digital Resources at UVA or Digital Collections

Ballads

BODLEIAN LIBRARY BROADSIDE BALLADS (QUICKTIME) - Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, U.K. Multimedia Ballards Project (Text, Images & Audio/Sound).
Bodleian Library Broadside Ballads
"...Broadside ballads were popular songs, sold for a penny or half-penny in the streets of towns and villages around Britain between the sixteenth and early twentieth centuries..."
For more information see Bodleian Library

Quotations

BARLETT'S QUOTATIONS - Bartleby.com Multimedia Quotations (Text & Images). For more information see Bartleby

QUOTATIONS - S.L Spanoudis, The Other Pages Multimedia Quotations (Text & Images).
Quatations contains
"...Over 28,000 Entries in 30 Collections..."
"...The collections presented here contain thousands of quotations, old and new, familiar and obscure, humorous and pompous, ironic and maybe even a little profound...."
For more information see Stephen L. Spanoudis' "The Other Pages"

SIMPSON'S CONTMEPORARY QUOTATIONS - Bartleby.com Multimedia Quotations (Text & Images).
Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations
"...provides over 10,000 quotes from over 4,000 sources, including 25 categories of quotes, and 60 sections.."
For more information see Bartleby

Literature

Literature in other Languages

FOR LITERATURE COLLECTIONS AND AUTHORS IN OTHER LANGUAGES SEE THE INDIVIDUAL LANGUAGE WITHIN THE LANGUAGE CENTER

Literature Indexes

LITERARY RESOURCES ON THE NET - J. Lynch, Department of English, Rutgers-Newark, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Literary Resources on the Net includes
"...Classical & Biblical; Medieval; Renaissance;
Eighteenth-Century; Romantic; Victorian British;
Twentieth-Century British & Irish; American; etc..."
For more information see Jack Lynch's Home Page or the Department of English

Collections

AUSTRALIAN LITERARY AND HISTORICAL TEXTS - University of Sydney Library, University of Sydney, Australia Multimedia Literature & Historical Collection (Text & Images).
Australian Literary a