Linguistic Geography on the Internet

Linguistic Geography on the Internet

You can learn more about linguistic geography on the Internet at the following web sites:

Dictionary of American Regional English

http://dare.wisc.edu/

Discover a reference web site that describes regional vocabulary contrasts of English in the United States and includes numerous maps.

Enduring Voices

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mission/enduringvoices

This flash map allows you to explore the world’s language hotspots, those regions that are home to the most linguistic diversity, the highest levels of linguistic endangerment, and the leaststudied tongues.

Ethnologue

http://www.ethnologue.com

This site provides information on how languages change over time as well as on endangered and nearly extinct languages.

Language Log

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog

Search the fascinating posts on this language-themed blog, run by University of Pennsylvania phonetician Mark Liberman and featuring guest linguists. Themes range from aversion to the word moist to the peculiar naming of coffee cup sizes at Starbucks to insulting words.

UNESCO Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger

http://www.unesco.org/culture/languages-atlas

Explore UNESCO’s flagship activity in safeguarding endangered languages by browsing this interactive atlas. Statistics regarding number of speakers and the degree of vitality are available for approximately 6000 languages spoken around the world—half of which are expected to disappear by the end of this century.