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Penn Linguistics Colloquium 33 (PLC 33)
March 27-29, 2009. University of Pennsylvania. Includes call for papers, information about the conference and a listing of previous conferences as well as their proceedings.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/Events/PLC/plc33/
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Language Log: Kitty Pidgin and asymmetrical tail-wags
Grammatical exploration of the lolcat phenomenon.
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/004442.html
Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Constructed/Fictional/Kitty_Pidgin

University of Pennsylvania: Linguistic Form in Ritual and Play
Part of the schedule of lectures and assignments of Linguistics 001. Covers language games, song and verse. Includes a section on Ubbi Dubbi and children's language games in a number of countries.
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/ling001/games.htm
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Arabic Program at the University of Pennsylvania
Arabic language learning program, assisted by audio CDs.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/arabic/
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Introduction to the Narragansett Language
1643 text written by Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island.
http://www.library.upenn.edu/exhibits/rbm/kislak/print/will1.html
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Experiences with Kirrkirr
Paper discussing what is desirable or necessary database technology to develop browsing interfaces to lexical databases for indigenous languages based on experiences developing such for the Kirrkirr language.
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/annotation/database/papers/Manning_Parton/22.2.manning.pdf
Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Australian

Tamil at Penn Language Center
Includes a number of different kinds of teaching materials suitable for studying spoken and written Tamil with a teacher.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/tamilweb/tamil.html
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Germanic Lexicon Project
The site contains digitized versions of dictionaries and grammars of the early Germanic languages, including Gothic, Old English, Old Icelandic, Old High German, Old Saxon, and reconstructed Proto-Germanic.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/germanic/language_resources.html
Top/Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Germanic

The Xtag Project
Lexicalized Tree Adjoining Grammar (TAG) project, a geometric method for analysing English grammar.
http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~xtag/
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Organization of Dialect Diversity in North America
Full text of the paper by William Labov. Sociolinguistic research on linguistic change in urbanized areas of North America, leading to increased dialect diversity.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/phono_atlas/ICSLP4.html
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