The Linguistics & Science Fiction Newsletter covers
topics such as CyberSpeak and constructed languages in SF,
linguistics and linguistic myths within SF plots, and
the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Free to members of the Linguistics
& Science Fiction Network (annual dues $5).
or . In print since Sep81.
[Suzette Haden Elgin, newjour, 22Nov99.]
The Religious Language Newsletter covers topics such as
metaphor in religious language, translating religious language,
and nonverbal communication in religious language. Free
to members of the Lovingkindness Network (annual dues $5).
or .
In print since Sep81. [Ibid.]
The Women & Language Newsletter focuses on women's issues
in language, linguistics, and communication. Free to members of
the Grandmother World Network (annual dues $5).
or . In print since Sep81.
[Ibid.]
Language & Communication is a journal about verbal
and non-verbal communication, as studied in anthropology,
the arts, AI, education, ethology, linguistics, physiology,
philosophy, psychology, and the social sciences.
. [Talbot
Taylor and Roy Harris , newjour, 24Oct00.]
Language Sciences is a journal of general linguistics,
with contributions from anthropologists, philosophers,
psychologists, and sociologists.
.
[N. Love , newjour, 25Oct00.]
The J. of Language and Social Psychology includes linguistics,
cognitive science, anthropology, psychology, communication,
sociology, and education. .
[, newjour, 21Feb00.]
Hebrew Computing is a newsletter about Hebrew computer
software and issues of right-to-left languages in general.
.
Other Jewish and Hebrew lists can be found through
. [, NEW-LIST,
05Apr00.]
A couple of tools for recognizing the source language
of a text document are offered on
. [Georg Rehm
, comp.ai.nat-lang, 21Nov00.]
ePals.com offers free translation between English, Spanish,
Italian, German, and French. [BW e.biz, 23Oct00, p. EB 12.]
The German Word of the Day newsletter can help you learn
a new language. Send a "SUBSCRIBE to German Word of the Day"
message to . [NEW-LIST, 15Dec99.]
The Tongue Twister site has over 1500 examples
in 64 languages, including Esperanto, Mandarin Chinese,
and Latin. .
[Frank Bohan , NetSites, 17Apr00.]
Puzzlemaker, which makes custom crossword and word search
puzzles, is just one of the "fun with words" sites listed on
the Word Play jump page, .
[Robin Nobles , WebAndStuff, 06Mar99.
net-hap.]
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"Music is the only language in which you cannot say
a mean or sarcastic thing." -- John Erskine.
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