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  • British, Canadian and American Vocabulary open this site in another window - List of the differences and similarities between British, Canadian, and American spelling and vocabulary, and a note about Canadian pronunciation.
  • English and its History open this site in another window - A look at how the English language has changed over time, from Old English to the present.
  • English-Speaking Union of the United States open this site in another window - Promotes scholarship and the advancement of knowledge through the effective use of English in an expanding global community.
  • Great Vowel Shift, The open this site in another window - Examines the change that affected the long vowels of English during the 15th through the 18th centuries. Includes examinations of how the shift can be seen in the works of Chaucer, Shakespeare, and later literature.
  • History of the English Language open this site in another window - Links to resources, discussion list, workshops, and more.
  • Innocent English open this site in another window - Lists funny English mistakes from around the world.
  • UK Simplified Spelling Society open this site in another window - Organisation promoting spelling reform. Educational materials available for purchase.
  • UK Survey of English Usage at University College London open this site in another window - Research unit dedicated to corpus linguistics and English grammar; comparative studies of varieties of English throughout the world.
  • Vocabula Review, The open this site in another window - A monthly journal about the state of the English language and the society that speaks it.
  • Wikipedia: English Language open this site in another window - Overview of the English language's history, sounds, grammar, vocabulary, writing system, and regional dialects.
  • Word Detective, The open this site in another window - Online version of Words, Wit and Wisdom, a newspaper column that answers readers' questions about words and language.
  • WordNet open this site in another window - Online lexical reference system and thesaurus, designed to organise English words into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept, and linked by synonyms, antonyms, and other relationships. From Princeton University.
  • Words-L open this site in another window - A forum for discussion of the English language. Also contains archives of list discussion.
 



 
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