Research & Documentation Online
Reference
Citation & Style Manuals, plus Plagiarism Information
English
Acronym Finder – a searchable database of more than 750,000 abbreviations and acronyms about computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military
AllWords.com – an English language dictionary for crossword solvers – has multi-lingual search capability
American Heritage Dictionary – 4th Edition – has over 90,000 entries, features 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, also language notes and word-root appendixes (contains some advertising)
American Sign Language Browser – Michigan State University’s online American Sign Language browser, contains video of thousands of ASL signs plus interesting information about the signs themselves – requires a browser that supports frames and the ability to embed quicktime movies
Amo’s Online Crossword Puzzle Dictionary – contains more than 170,000 words
Anagram Server – a product of Wordsmith – specializing in the art of rearranging letters of one word or phrase to form another word or phrase – contains links to other Wordsmith sites
Dictionary.com – a multi-source dictionary search service – each definition is followed by its source and a link to the source – contains both audio and spelled pronunciations – also citation notes
EnglishClub.com [ESL Resource] – a site for learners or teachers of English as a Second Language – contains lesson plans, games, etc. – access is free
Hyperdictionary – combines an English, Computer, Video, Dream, & Medical Dictionary plus a thesaurus
Merriam-Webster Online – based on the print version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition – includes the main A-Z listing of the Collegiate Dictionary, as well as the Abbreviations, Foreign Words and Phrases, Biographical Names, and Geographical Names sections of that book – also includes 1,000 illustrations and 25 tables – omits some sections that cannot readily be reproduced in HTML
Thesaurus.com – produced by Dictionary.com, LLC – uses Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus
OneLook Dictionaries – searches in over 600 online dictionaries, including general, legal, and foreign dictionaries, as well as, specialized resources such as The Cadillac Performance Dictionary – provides links to the cited resource
Foreign Language
Babel Fish Translation – offers machine translation of individual words, short paragraphs, or whole web pages from one to another of 12 languages, including Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
Yamada Language Guides a directory of language resources on the Web listed by name of language. Covers more than 100 languages.
MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary - more than just a dictionary, this site offers Chinese language study tools such as: flashcards, quizzes, and text annotation. Audio pronunciation is provided for several forms of Chinese including Mandarin and Cantonese. The site provides instructions on how to enable Chinese language characters in Windows XP and Vista.
Linguistic Information
Modern Language Association Language Map – uses data from the 2000 Census to create maps and tables for the number of people speaking one of thirty languages plus seven less commonly spoken groups of languages in the United States. Results can be viewed as color-coded maps by Mainland United States, state, county, or zip code; or in table format by entire U.S., state, county, zip code, metropolitan area, or town.