Languages in the Yahoo! Directory

3rdpageSearch
Offers a tool for entering specific language characters in the search box from a table of special characters and links the entry to various search engines and portals.
code.cside.com/3rdpage
Babel Site
Basic grammar of French, Japanese, Occitan, Catalan, Hebrew and Spanish.
perso.wanadoo.fr/babel-site
Distribution of European Languages
World map illustrating the spread of European languages, from 1914.
www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/shepherd/euro_language_dist_1914.jpg
Ethnologue Languages of the World Database
Online database of information about the world's thousands of languages. Includes alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data for each language.
www.ethnologue.com
EveryTongue.com
Offers an extensive collection of language examples in Real Audio format clips.
www.everytongue.com
fonetiks.org
Language pronunciation tutorial with sound clips for practicing English, German, Italian, and more.
www.fonetiks.org
For Students of Languages
Collection of informative links for students of languages. Languages covered include English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
www.oberoi-net.com/language.html
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Provides vocabulary words, sound files with pronunciation assistance, and a quiz to help you learn dozens of languages online.
www.travlang.com/languages
Goethe Tests
Offers vocabulary exercises in German, English, French, Dutch, Hungarian, and other languages.
www.goethe-verlag.com/tests
Karen's Linguistics Issues
Eclectic mix of articles on linguistics, teaching and learning issues, and links to help with your EFL/ESL teaching and/or learning.
www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues
Language Museum
Offers samples of languages from around the world.
www.language-museum.com
Languages-on-the-Web
Basic language instruction site includes texts in translation, language-specific links, and translator contacts for dozens of languages.
www.lonweb.org
Linguasphere
Research network devoted to the study of multilingualism. Includes extracts from the Linguasphere Register - the first transnational classification of the world's speech communities.
www.linguasphere.org
Modern Language Association Language Map [read review]
Maps over thirty different languages and U.S. regions where those languages are spoken.
www.mla.org/resources/census_main
Rosetta Project, The [read review]
Nonprofit project offering a growing publically accessible collection of descriptions, texts, analytical materials, and audio files for many world languages. The goal of the Rosetta Project is to document all human languages.
www.rosettaproject.org
Vocabulary Training Exercises
Language exercises to test you on tenses, verbs, and general word categories. In Spanish, English, French, and German.
www.vokabel.com
Vocabulix
Find online vocabulary exercises, verb tutorial, and audio pronunciation samples for foreign languages. Learn Spanish, German, and English.
www.vocabulix.com