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
2lingual Search-as-you-Type and How To
Foreign
Language News & Newspapers
Global Language Monitor
Greetings From Earth
Index Translationum
![]()
DICTIONARIES:
Dictionary -
Glossaries by Language
*
Cyndi's List - Dictionaries & Glossaries
*
Dictionaries and Information
* Dictionaries and Language
Resources (refdesk.com)
*
Dictionaries and Languages - UT Library Online
*
Foreign Language Online Dictionaries and Free
Translation Links
*
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:
Language Education
FLTeach - Foreign Language Teaching Forum
Foreign language teaching methods for all
levels and all
languages. Include
school -
college articulation, training of
student teachers,
classroom activities, curriculum and syllabus design.
SCOLA.org
Non-profit educational organization that receives
and re-transmits television programming from around
the world in native languages. These programs are
available via satellite, cable TV and the Internet to
students of language study, ethnic communities
and anyone seeking a global perspective.
LEARNING LANGUAGES:
When do People Learn Languages?
*
DLIFLC.edu - Language Resources
Service provided by the Defense Language
Institute Foreign Language Center;
publicly
available materials intended for independent
learners: to provide them with the learning/teaching
tools for improving their foreign language skills.
*
FSI Language Courses
Language courses developed
by the Foreign
Service Institute.
*
How to Learn a Language
-
Languages
Bookshelf
*
LangMedia: Resources for World Languages
Authentic language spoken in its natural
cultural
environment, providing interplay between
a given language and its native culture.
*
Language Chat Sites
Chat with people from around the
world and practice your language skills.
* Language Learning Advisor
*
Language learning resources,
tips and advice.
*
Languages on the Web
Learn foreign languages online.
* 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.
* Lingu@net Europa
Multilingual centre for language learning.
* 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
*
Yamada Language Center
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.
*
BBC - Languages:
Languages across Europe
-
Family Tree
*
KryssTal : Language Families
- Languages :
Indo-European Family
* Languages Online
*
Second
Language Acquisition Bibliography
SLABIB by
Vivian Cook.
*
UCLA Language Materials Project:
Links
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.
-
Ethnologue List of Most-Spoken Languages
-
List of Languages by Name
*
iLoveLanguages
Guide to languages on the web.
* Language Archives
Archives which house materials
that are intended to
document and describe human languages, such as
wordlists, lexicons, annotated signals, interlinear texts,
paradigms, field notes and linguistic descriptions.
*
Language
Family
History, status, sound system, grammar,
vocabulary, writing and much
more.
-
List of Language Families
-
MultiTree
*
Linguistics:
Portal:Linguistics -
Topic Outline of Linguistics
-
Intute - Linguistics
Web resources for the study of language
in both its
theoretical and applied aspects,
in all its forms, spoken, written, and
signed.
-
Language and Linguistics Links
-
LINGUIST List
World's
largest online linguistic resource
concerning
language and language analysis.
-
Linguistics and Language Glossary by Vivian Cook
*
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.
*
Lists of Languages
Languages in the world by name.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
* LLOW - Languages
of the World
Extensive description of all languages of the world on the basis of
linguistic-genetic (language families, clusters, ...) and sociolinguistic
(status as official language, minority language, ...) criteria as well as
social-, geopolitical and geographical parameters (number of speakers,
geographical extension, ...). In addition to this literature
references,
internet-links, short texts on the individual language families and
groups
as well as text- and audio samples of individual languages.
* Martindale's
Language Center
Language & Translation
Center.
-
Indigenous
Language
-
American Indian Language Resources:
Tribal List
*
Rosetta Project
Building an archive of all documented human languages.
*
UNESCO-CULTURE
- Atlas of
the World’s Languages in Danger
-
Online
Interactive Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger
-
Websites and Online References
MODERN LANGUAGES:
Modern Language
*
Intute - Modern Languages and Area Studies
-
Internet for
Modern Languages
*
Language Geography
-
List of Countries by Spoken Languages
-
List of Languages by Total Number of Speakers
- List
of Official Languages
-
MuturZikin -
Linguistic Maps:
Linguistic Maps by Country
Useful and
practical information for thousands of
languages displayed on specific geographical areas.
- World Atlas of Language Structures Online
Information on the structural
diversity of the world's languages.
*
Language Online
Free foreign language resources.
-
Chinese
Dictionary, flashcards, text-to-speech and tools.
-
Chinese as a Second Language
-
International Chinese Language Program
- English and Literature - Art, Dance, Theater and
Music
-
Germany on the Internet - Goethe-Institut
-
Material for Learners of German
-
Business and Special Languages
-
Chat, Fora, E-Mail
-
Dictionaries
-
Grammar
-
Kids
-
Regional and Cultural Studies
-
Tasks and Exercises
-
Texts and Literature
-
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
-
Spanish Language
Schools
Spanish language source for Latin America,
Spain and the United States.
- Visual Link™ Spanish
* USA:
- 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.
- National Virtual Translation
Center
Language in service to the nation.
![]()
TRANSLATIONS and TRANSLATORS
On Translation In The Ancient World
(pdf)
GENEALOGY RESOURCES:
genealogy - Definitions from Dictionary.com
The genealogy language: Ahnenforschung,
Genealogie,
généalogie,
genealogia,
genealogía, geslachtkunde,
genealogi, genealogy, genealogical,
genealogist . . .
Word List
*
Cyndi's List - Languages & Translations
*
Free Human Translation Help
There are a number of free human translation services
for translating more than a sentence: table summary.
-
TransServ – GenWiki
(German)
Transserv -
GenWiki (in English)
Human translation service (for genealogy-related material
only).
-
GenWiki - das
Genealogie-Wiki (GenWiki
- Genealogical Wiki)
*
Languages: Jewish Web Index
Languages related to doing
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 File
-
Latin Words and Expressions
-
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.
*
AOL® International
*
Apertium
Open-source shallow-transfer machine
translation engine and toolbox.
*
Ask.com - Advanced Search
*
Chinese Romanization Converter
* Exalead®:
Web Search - Exalead®
Allows advanced refining on
the results page
(language, geographic location, file type, categories)
but also further data refinement, such as rich content
(audio, video, RSS) and related terms.
*
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
-
Google™ Translate
*
iBoogie™ Advanced Web Search
*
Internet Translation Resources on the Web
Association of College and Research Libraries:
guide to accurate, free sites.
* LOGOS® - Multilingual
E-Translations Portal
*
MSN® Worldwide
*
SearchEngineZ: Translate the
Web
Select resources for serious searchers.
* Translation Map
Connecting people together over
the Internet, to facilitate a re-writing
process, that will produce collaborative
translations and geographically-based
messaging.
*
Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat
*
Yahoo!® Advanced Web Search
-
Yahoo!® International
*
Yahoo!® Babel Fish
Text translation and web page translation.
PROFESSIONAL TRANSLATORS:
International Federation of Translators:
IFT
* ATA
- American Translators Association
Translators, interpreters, translation and interpreting.
-
Directory of Translation and Interpreting Services:
Search
- Directory of
Language Services Companies:
Search
* Applied
Language Solutions
Free Translations for websites and text.
*
CIUTI:
WWW Links (Translating and Interpreting)
International permanent conference of university
institutes of translators and interpreters.
* Free Online Translation Services
Commercial sites that are providing
free language
translation.
*
Free Translation and Professional
Translation Services
Translate web pages and text
into different languages.
*
InterTran™
- translation result
Translate between language pairs.
*
National Virtual Translation Center (USA) -
Worldwide Data
Shared database that contains up-to-date
information on available
certified translators.
-
Continuing Education
-
Translation Associations
* PROMT® Translator
Free online translator and dictionary –
English,
German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
(Brazilian) and Russian languages.
*
Rosette Name Translator - Basis Technology Solutions
Names of people, places and organizations are often the
most important information contained within a document.
*
Squidoo™
Free online translation tools & resources.
*
SYSTRAN®
Language Translation Technology
Online translation, translation software and tools.
*
tolingo.com
Free computer-generated
text and
website
translations.
*
Translation Journal
Publication for translators by translators;
about translators and translation.
*
Translation Wizard, with
List of
Languages
Tool which is directly connected to
online translation tools.
*
Translator's Home Companion
Resources on the Internet and
elsewhere for translators,
interpreters, and those in need of translation services.
*
translatortips®com
Freelance translators resources and translation
agencies, helping translators do better business.
*
Yahoo!® Translation Services
Multi-language translations and resources.
Foreign Languages: Translations and Translators
Copyright © 1997-2010 By: V. Chris & Thomas
M. Tinney, Sr.
All rights reserved. Email:
vctinney@sbcglobal.net
![]()
Return To: Family Genealogy & History Internet Education Directory