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History of the English Language
 
A page of links (some annotated) to online resources related to the study of the history of English from pre-history to the present day. There is also a link to the archives of the HEL-L (History of the English Language) discussion list.
http://ebbs.english.vt.edu/hel/
Topics: English Language
Last updated Jul 13, 2005
Language Sites on the Internet
Richard Lederer, writer and lover of the English language, created this annotated directory of language sites. Topics include etymology, grammar and usage, online magazines, linguistics, newsgroups, puns, dictionaries and thesauri, anagrams, palindromes, vocabulary development, and more.
http://www.verbivore.com/rllink.htm
Topics: English Language, Social Science
Last updated Jul 13, 2005
Merriam-Webster Word Central
This fun site is aimed at junior and younger senior high students who love words and want to know more about them. Its graphic metaphor is the two-story Word Central building. The opening screen provides for quick look-ups of words. The first floor includes a Daily Buzzword and Buzzword Archive , a rhyming dictionary, and an interactive verse composer. The second floor includes a Build-Your-Own Dictionary , and ways to transform and play with sentences or to encrypt them. The games only work if JavaScript is enabled.
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Topics: English Language
Last updated Jul 13, 2005
Vocabulary
A fun, interactive site that allows you to test your knowledge of words at three levels: "high-elementary (Level 1), junior high-middle school (Level 2) and high school-college prep (Level 3)." The games are submitted, scored, and e-mailed to the player. Completion of twelve puzzles earns a diploma. There is a new puzzle each month and ones for the past are archived. There are comic strips of thematic subjects that feature related words.
http://www.vocabulary.com/
Topics: Education, English Language, Games & Puzzles, Mysteries and More
Last updated Jul 13, 2005
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