Social Sciences

From the UCLA Language Materials Project.

Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Hebrew Resources to learn to speak and read Hebrew: online video demo, discussion groups, newsletter. Fee-paying online courses [or CD versions] for Modern or Biblical Hebrew. Extensive range of course reviews; letter charts (ancient, modern).

Vocabulary Guide templates - Hebrew entries compiled by Orna Wainstock, Efrat Barne'a. Categories and lexicon in Hebrew only, with audio recordings by Ruth Ticotzky, Tomer Jabotaro, Tamar Ben-Yosef.

From the UCLA Language Materials Project.

Article on the Arapaho language including a phonological inventory.

Article including a linguistic overview and phonological inventory.

Classical Mongolian script tutorials, grammar and translation studies.

Wikipedia article.

Pronunciation guide, language learning worksheets, and cultural information.

Registration information for the 7th International Conference on Austronesian linguistics held August 22-29, 1994 at Leiden University in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Basic demographic and linguistic information.

Links to Georgian language resources.

Tamil lessons with pronunciation, printable work sheets and coloring pages and videos.

Links to Tamil education centers around the world.

Pronunciation guide, language learning worksheets, and cultural information.

From the UCLA Language Materials Project.

A short introduction by J. C. Treat, University of Pennsylvania.

Overview of the speakers, linguistic position and history of the Nuristani languages in Northeastern Afghanistan.

A short vocabulary of the Oscan language. Part of the WordGumbo: Comparative Indo-European page.

A first attempt by Frederik Kortlandt (1982) to present a survey of dialectal phonology in the south Slavic languages.

GIF and JPG images with information on its origin and notable features.

Information on Mohawk orthography, including keyboard mapping and a text example.

Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.

Open membership unmoderated e-mail listserv.

Kana online learning tool.

Introduces a new kanji on each weekday, with readings, meanings and examples. On weekends the week's kanji are reviewed. The site can be viewed on any computer, no Japanese fonts are required.

Pronunciation guide, language learning worksheets, and cultural information.

Alphabet, audio lessons, and texts of traditional stories.

Linguistic sketch of Ewe, a major language of the Kwa family, by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Ewe grammar and audio lessons and drills.

Several PDF articles by SIL (the creators of the Ethnologue) describing the phonology, grammar and socio-linguistics of Kom, a Benue-Congo language of Cameroon. There is, besides, a Kom-English lexicon.

Three courses and manuals containing grammatical information and everyday vocabulary and phrases, one of them accompanied with audio lessons.

Two texts to study Luganda published by the Foreign Service Institute. One of them is introductory teaching some basic structures of the language, the other includes a series of lessons with accompanying audio files.

A doctoral thesis providing a historical background of the Ndebele people as well as an outline of their language, discussing possible means for its standardization.

Introductory course to Fula (also known as Pulaar), by the U.S. Foreign Service Institute, providing basic grammatical structures, everyday vocabulary, narratives and dialogues.

Linguistic sketch of Shona, by University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), a major Bantu language spoken in Zimbabwe.

Shona course by the Foreign Service Institute, published in 1965, comprising 34 half-hour lessons with supportive text.

Pronunciation guide, language learning worksheets, and cultural information.

A sociolinguistic survey of the Sam People on the Rai Coast of Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, including ethnolinguistic identity, language and dialect boundaries, and language vitality.

A complete reprint of: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections (161), A Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Trade Language of Oregon. Prepared for the Smithsonian Institution by George Gibbs. Washington: Smithsonian Institution: March, 1863.

An analysis of the alleged Irish influence on Montserrat Creole.

Brief encyclopedia article on Finnish-English pidgin.

A detailed description of Russian English pidgin.

Includes texts in Creole as well as information on Creole.

A summary of the influence of Portuguese in Asia, including a map and population estimates.

Mailing list for those who interpret for the deaf in churches or work in deaf ministries.

SignPost is a supplier of British Sign Language (BSL) services. This bi-lingual website has free BSL tutorials, signed daily news headlines and TV listings of signed programmes.

Promotes communication between deaf and hearing people, by offering nationally recognised assessments and accreditation in British Sign Language and other forms of communication used by deaf people.

At Trinity College, University of Dublin. Links and course information.