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The American Dialect Homepage
Resource for both linguistic and literary scholars about regional varieties of English in the United States and Canada. Includes maps, annotated link directory, and dialectology bibliography.
http://www.evolpub.com/Americandialects/AmDialhome.html
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A Study of the Formants of the Pure Vowels of British English
MA Thesis (1960) of Prof. J.C. Wells of the University of London concerning the pronunciation of vowels in "Received Pronunciation".
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/wells/formants/index.htm
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The Nautical Origins of Some Common Expressions
Explaining the marine origins of some common words, figures of speech, and everyday expressions.
http://www.fortogden.com/nauticalterms.html
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The Vocabula Review
A free, monthly journal about the state of the English language, dedicated to supporting its clear and expressive usage.
http://vocabula.com/index.asp
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WordNet
A lexical database and reference system for the English language from Princeton University.
http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~wn/
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The Be/Have Paradigm with Intransitive Verbs During the Restoration Period
A Master's thesis from the University of Uppsala, dealing with the development of be and have as auxiliaries with the perfect tense of intransitive verbs in the second half of the 17th century.
http://www.update.uu.se/~nea/uppsats/D_uppsats.html
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Loosely Speaking
Requests that the reader take a quick, 5-question survey to determine usage in various geographical locations.
http://looselyspeaking.tripod.com
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English Grammar Gone Awry
Collection of common errors made by native English speakers.
http://www.grammarerrors.com/
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Varieties of English
Linguistic analysis (phonology, morphology, syntax, vocabulary) of different varieties of English spoken in the US, Canada and Britain.
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/
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International Dialects of English Archive
Extensive collection of freely downloadable recordings of real people speaking English in their own native accents and dialects.
http://www.ku.edu/~idea/
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