Aboriginal Language Planning Program Handbook Save
Handbook describes how to revitalize the use of Aboriginal languages in First Nations communities.
http://www.schoolnet.ca/aboriginal/fn...   

Accents and Dialects of the UK Save
Learning resource of the British Library gives simple but detailed information on dialects and language variation in the UK.
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sou...   

American Dialect Society Save
Scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.
http://www.americandialect.org/   

American Russian: An Endangered Language? Save
Article by Maria Polinsky discussing a case of language attrition.
http://ling.ucsd.edu/~polinsky/pubs/a...   

Atlas of North American English Save
A survey of linguistic changes in progress in North American English.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas...   

BBC - Voices Save
Resource for exploring language diversity in the UK features voice recordings of social and regional dialects, articles and news on linguistics and classroom materials.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/   

Buckeye Natural Speech Corpus Save
Corpus of conversations recorded in Columbus, Ohio provides data for the study of variation in speech. Site includes data access information, forums and details about the project.
http://buckeyecorpus.osu.edu/   

Centre for Language and Ecology Save
Supporting research into discourse analysis of language/texts which have ecological impact.
http://www.ecoling.net/   

International Dialects of English Archive Save
A repository of primary source recordings for actors and other artists in the performing arts.
http://www.ku.edu/~idea/   

LSA Fields of Linguistics - Sociolinguistics Save
A brief introduction to the field by Walt Wolfram of North Carolina State University.
http://www.lsadc.org/info/ling-fields...   

LWP - The Language in the Workplace Project Save
Research project at Victoria University of Wellington studying workplace interactions in New Zealand.
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/research/lw...   

Language Attitudes Toward Written Taiwanese Save
A survey on current issues regarding the Taiwanese writing system.
http://ebook.de-han.org/attitude   

Language Futures Europe Save
Links to sites about multilingualism, language policy and the dominance of English in Europe.
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/Paul.Tr...   

Language Policy Web Site Save
An exchange of news and views on English Only legislation, bilingual education, endangered languages and related issues of U.S. language policy.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepa...   

Language Varieties Save
Varieties of language that differ from the standard variety normally used in the media and taught in the schools.
http://www.une.edu.au/langnet/   

Language and Nationalism in Asia Save
Research on language and orthographic reform in Han cultural sphere, including Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, and China.
http://www.de-han.org   

Language and Social Action Research Project Save
Collaborative research project studies the social organization of affiliation and disaffiliation using sociolinguistic conversational analysis.
http://www.uta.fi/laitokset/sosio/pro...   

Lingva Prismo Save
Promoting the concept of interlingualism (balancing language equality with effective communication), with language maps, quizzes, and information on world languages and writing systems. In English, Esperanto, and several European languages.
http://lingvo.info/   

North Carolina Language and Life Project Save
An organization performing research and leading educational programs in representative speech communities.
http://www.ncsu.edu/linguistics/code/...   

PBS - Do You Speak American? Save
Companion material to a TV documentary examining the dynamic state of American (USA) English.
http://www.pbs.org/speak/   

Promoting Community Languages Save
From the Welsh Language Board. Ideas and suggestions to agencies, groups or individuals who wish to promote the use of minority languages in their communities.
http://www.cymuned.org.uk/   

Sociolingo’s African Linguistics Save
Mali weblog discusses African language policies and provides links to news and information on African sociolinguistics.
http://sociolingolinguistics.wordpres...   

Sociolinguistics Graduate Program at UPenn Save
Leading graduate program in sociolinguistics includes links to associated faculty and scholars.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/research/so...   

Sociolinguistics Introduction Save
Brief overview of sociolinguistics describes how the social context of language can affect its use.
http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/soci...   

Sociolinguistics Laboratory - University of Ottawa Save
Research program concentrates on language change in different contact situations in Canada and elsewhere.
http://www.sociolinguistics.uottawa.ca/   

Sociolinguistics and Computer Mediated Conversation Save
Online research group and community blog site explores the intersection of Sociolinguistics and Computer-Mediated Communication.
http://sociocmc.blogspot.com/   

Sociolinguistics as a Concept of 'Language' Save
Undergraduate essay compares the sociolinguistic view of language as a continuum of varieties to the formal linguistic view of a fixed structure of rules.
http://www.chez.com/phiallfish/und_es...   

Sociolinguistics at the Summer Institute of Linguistics Save
Sociolinguistic research aids in the planning of SIL language development programs. View language survey results and publications of the SIL.
http://www.sil.org/sociolx/   

Stanford University Sociolinguistics Save
Stanford Sociolinguistics focuses on social influences of language variation. The corpus-based research program investigates regional and ethnic varieties of American English as well as pidgins and creoles.
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/linguist...   

The Global Language Monitor Save
Essays and articles on various linguistic topics, and an algorithmic analysis of political language use in the United States.
http://www.languagemonitor.com/   

University of Edinburgh Sociolinguistics Research Group Save
University of Edinburgh sociolinguistics discussion group examines how the context of language shapes its forms and uses. Find topic lists, participant biographies and meeting schedules.
http://www.ling.ed.ac.uk/research/gli...   

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