Links

Here are some further sites on language study which you might find useful:

English Language @ SFX

http://englishlangsfx.blogspot.com
A site aimed primarily at A-level English Language students.  There are a number of links to discussions of language in the press, and also a series of links to other websites on language.

British Library website: Sounds Familiar

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/index.html
An excellent resource for work on accents and dialects of English, sociolinguistics and language change.  You can listen to accents, read about particular varieties, and find out about how to take part in the project yourself.

British Library website: Texts in Context

http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/texts/context.html
This resource allows you to look at how texts of the same genre, or on the same topic, have changed over time.  There are activities on recipes, shipwrecks and smuggling and life in colonial India and Africa, among many others.

Radio 4’s Word of Mouth

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/wordofmouth.shtml
This radio show is concerned with the way in which words are used, how meanings can vary and change, and how some words fall out of use over time.  The message board is also very interesting for work on attitudes to language

Radio 4’s Routes of English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish/index.shtml
This is a series of programmes, games, and messages about how varieties of English have changed over time.

The National Archives Palaeography tutorial

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/Palaeography/
This is aimed at older students (including those in higher education).  It gives tips and practice at reading older handwriting, and gives information about the historical context of the texts that you can work on.

Learning and Teaching Scotland

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/literacy/findresources/index.asp
This is the resources page for work on literacy provided by LTS