FOREIGN
LANGUAGES:
TRANSLATIONS
and TRANSLATORS
Basic to advanced resources for
students, educators and language
specialists: translators, translations, languages, foreign language tutorials.
hola * bonjour *
hallo * ciao *
olá * àëî * halo!nazdar!
* hei *
tiens!
guten label *
ãåéÜ * szia *
god dag * powitanie *
àëëî * pazdrav
zdravo *
konnichi wa
* sha-lòm *
hello
CURRENT
INFORMATION
Foreign
Language News and Newspapers
Global Language Monitor
Greetings From Earth
Index Translationum
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DICTIONARIES:
Dictionary
*
Dictionaries and Information
* Dictionaries and Language
Resources (refdesk.com)
*
Dictionaries and Languages - UT Library Online
*
Foreignword.com
Online dictionaries and free translation tools.
*
Jennifer's Page of Links: Language Resources
Dictionaries, Grammars and
other online language resources.
* Kamous.com
Language Center, Translator, Dictionary and Translation.
* lexicool.com
Directory of translation dictionaries.
* Yiddish Dictionary Online
EDUCATION: When do People Learn Languages?
LEARNING LANGUAGES:
*
How to Learn a Language:
Languages
Bookshelf
*
Language Chat Sites
Chat with people from around the
world and practice your language skills.
* Language Learning Advisor
*
Language learning resources,
tips and advice.
* Learn a Language
English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian,
Chinese,
Japanese and other languages. Learn a Language or find a
language course.
* Learning Languages
Information on how to learn any language.
* LingNet
Service provided by the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center.
* Lingu@net Europa
* Livemocha
Learn languages and
practice with native speakers.
*
Phrasebase™: Learn Foreign Languages Online
Conversational Language Learning Resource Center and Community.
* Resources and Lesson
Plans for World Languages
*
Vancouver Public Library
Language learning: non English languages links.
*
Vocabulix
Free online
Vocabulary Trainer - learn Spanish, English and German.
*
World
Languages - WannaLearn.com
RESOURCES:
*
American
Dialect Society
Language-related web sites not affiliated with ADS, including
reference works, discussion
forums, weblogs, dictionary-makers, research organizations and other sites.
*
KryssTal : Language Families
- Languages :
Indo-European Family
*
Languages
of Europe from
BBC Online
Languages
* Languages Online
*
SLABIB: Second Language Acquisition Bibliography: SLABIB by
Vivian Cook
-
Linguistics and Language Glossary by Vivian Cook
*
UCLA Language Materials
Project
Teaching resources for less commonly taught languages.
MAJOR DIRECTORIES and ARCHIVES:
Language
-
Portal:Language
*
Ethnologue: Languages of the World
Encyclopedic reference work cataloging all of the world’s 6,912 known living
languages.
*
iLoveLanguages
Guide to Languages on the Web.
* Language Archives
*
Language Families
History, status, sound system, grammar, vocabulary, writing and much
more.
-
Language Listing
* LINGUIST List:
Portal:Linguistics
World's
largest online linguistic resource concerning
language and language analysis.
*
List
of Wikipedias - Meta
Contains a list of the official
Wikipedias
under the auspices of the
Wikimedia Foundation.
for various languages. Test Wikipedias are listed at the
Wikimedia Incubator Wiki Project.
-
Complete list of Wikimedia projects - Meta
-
Table of
Wikimedia projects - Meta
-
List of Wikipedias by Language Family
-
List of Wikipedias by Language Macrofamily - Meta
- Regional Genealogy and Local History
Research
All English
Wikipedia country articles are further
combined, on a selected country by country basis,
with key articles in the related language edition of
Wikipedia, as attached ":" with language description.
* LLOW - Languages
of the World
* Martindale's
Language Center
Language & Translation
Center.
-
Indigenous
Language
-
American Indian
Language Resources
*
National and Specific Languages: UNESCO Culture
Sector
*
The Rosetta Project
Building an archive of
ALL documented human languages.
*
Yamada Language Guides
Definitive guide to language resources on the World Wide Web.
- Annotated list of
language-related news groups
- Language-related mailing
lists
MODERN LANGUAGES:
Modern Language and
World
Languages
Mandarin -
English -
Hindi/Urdu
-
Arabic:
Modern Standard
- Spanish -
Russian
Bengali -
Portuguese
- Indonesian
- German -
Japanese -
French -
Punjabi
Javanese -
Teluga(u) -
Tamil -
Marathi -
Korean -
Vietnamese -
Italian -
Turkish
Kannada -
Polish -
Ukrainian
- Persian/Dari/Tajik
- Gujarati
- Malayalam -
Hausa
Oriya -
Burmese -
Swahili -
Yoruba -
Thai:
Estimated Populations using Languages
* Modern
Language Association (MLA)
-
MLA Language Map
Display the locations and numbers of speakers of thirty
languages and three groups
of less commonly spoken languages in the United States.
*
Modern Languages and Foreign Language Resources
Free online courses, tutorials, music, audio, video and activities.
-
Chinese Language Center: Learn Chinese
- English and Literature - Art, Dance, Theater and
Music
-
German: Links to
Resources
-
Spanish Online: A Free Tutorial
-
BBC - Languages -
Spanish
- My Spanish
Picture Dictionary
- Paso
a paso
Extend your Spanish textbook to sites worldwide as
well as do online
activities, games & puzzles and take self-tests.
-
Spanish-English Translation Dictionary
- Visual Link™ Spanish
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GENEALOGY RESOURCES:
genealogy - Definitions from Dictionary.com
The genealogy language: Ahnenforschung,
Genealogie,
généalogie,
genealogia,
genealogía, geslachtkunde,
genealogi, genealogy, genealogical,
genealogist . . .
Word List
*
German
Translator (German):
Hauptseite - GenWiki and
Transserv - English GenWiki
TransServ is a
free
translation service for genealogische topics.
*
Languages: Jewish Web Index
Languages related to Jewish genealogy research.
*
Latin :
Latin Alphabet
-
Beginners' Latin
- Corpus
Scriptorum Latinorum -
Latin
Genealogical Word List
Latin Language and Culture - Latin Literature (Links)
-
Latin Names & Abbreviations
Latin
Place Names -
Learn Latin
- Selected Resources
for Latin
*
TraductionsGenWeb, un
service de FranceGenWeb (In French)
-
Translated version (English)
All our services are
free.
ONLINE TRANSLATIONS & ADVANCED
SEARCH:
Translation
Language
Limits by Search Engine
Current list of language limits offered by each of the main search engines.
*
AllTheWeb Advanced Web Search
*
AltaVista®
- Babel Fish Translation
*
AOL®
Advanced Search
-
AOL® International
*
Chinese Romanization Converter
* Exalead:
Preferences - Exalead
Database search engine results
narrowed by language preference.
*
Free Translation Service
Computer generated
translation sites on one page. Machine translation
systems produce a "gisting translation", a rough translation that gives
the "gist", or
central idea; the essence contained in the source text.
* Google™
Language Tools
-
Babelplex Bilingual Google™
Search
*
HotBot Advanced Search
*
iBoogie™ Advanced Web Search
* LOGOS® - Multilingual
E-Translations Portal
* Lycos Advanced Search
Results
*
MSN®
Search Search Builder
-
MSN® Worldwide
*
SearchEngineZ: Translate the
Web
Select resources for serious searchers.
*
Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat
*
Yahoo!® Advanced Web Search
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Yahoo!® International
*
Yahoo!® Babel Fish
Text translation and web page translation.
PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS:
International Federation of Translators:
IFT
* American
Translators Association
Translation services directory search.
* Applied
Language Solutions
Free Translations for websites and text.
*
CA : Language Identifier - Xerox XRCE
Try to identify an unknown language.
* Free Online Translation Services
Commercial sites that are providing free language
translation.
*
Free Translation and Professional
Translation Services
*
InterTran™
- translation result
*
NVTC:
National Virtual Translation Center (USA)
Shared database that contains up-to-date information on available
certified translators.
* PROMT Company
Free Online Translator and dictionary –
English, German, French,
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian) and Russian languages.
*
Squidoo™
Free Online Translation Tools & Resources.
*
SYSTRAN®
Language Translation Technology
*
Translation Journal
*
Translation Wizard, with
List of
Languages
*
The
Translator's Home Companion
Information for the
professional translator and those in need of translation services.
*
Yahoo!® Translation Services
Multi-language translations and resources.
Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
Copyright © 1997-2008 By: V. Chris & Thomas
M. Tinney, Sr.
All rights reserved. Email:
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