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Languages & Linguistics

Language is communication through signs, symbols and gestures in spoken or unspoken (written or other non-verbal) forms. Language is often used to express ideas. Linguistics is the study of language.

French Linguistics

Looking for information about a certain kind of linguistics? Try these pages.

German Language - The First 5 Weeks

Learn the important basics of the German language in this free online course for beginners. This is the first segment of a 20-lesson course divided into four sections. In the first five weekly lessons, you'll be well on your way to speaking, reading, writing, and understanding German.

Italian Language Study Guides

Challenge your skills and test your knowledge of various Italian language topics! A resource for measuring your competency on a variety of subjects relating to Italy, the Italian culture, and the Italian language.

Language - Literature and Ancient Languages

Language, literature, rhetoric, dictionaries, documents, inscriptions, writing, and writing about writing in ancient Mediterranean countries, including Greek and Latin, and Ladin and Old English.

Language Development in the Elementary Years

Find out what parents can do to enrich children's language development during the elementary years.

Language Identification - How to Identify an Unknown Language

Language identification tools can help you to identify a language from just a few sentences. This collection of language identification tools includes many which are available online for free.

Language Schools and Programs

Educational travel programs, and immersion programs in various countries will teach you the language and the culture of South America, compiled by Bonnie Hamre.

Language Schools in Europe - What's it like to Study Italian in Italy?

Foreign Language Schools in Europe - What can you expect when you go to a country to learn a language?

Languages and Nationalities ~ French for Beginners

Learn how to talk about languages and nationalities in French.

Languages of Spain - Spanish Language

If you think that Spanish or Castilian is the language of Spain, you're only partially right. Read on.

Semitic Languages and Linguistics

Find information on Arabic, the other official language of Israel; Aramaic, an ancient sister language of Hebrew, and general information on semitic languages and linguistics.

World Wide Words

Find articles about the English language and particulate-level evidence of its mutability.

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