Neuphilologisches Institut
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
Here is a selection of internet links you may find useful for this course:
1. Spelling
Omniglot:
Online encyclopedia of writing systems and languages.
Ancient Scripts:
Compendium of world-wide writing system from prehistory to today.
Scriptsource:
Scriptsource offers information on innumerable scripts including fonts for download.
The History of English Spelling:
Further resources to accompany C. Upward and G. Davidson, The History of English Spelling (Chichester, 2011).
History of English:
Further resources to accompany E. van Gelderen, A History of the English Language (Amsterdam, 2006).
2. Pronunciation
International Phonetic Association:
Site of the IPA.
IPA Audio Illustrations:
Soundfiles of IPA symbols.
Doulos SIL Font:
Recommended font including IPA symbols.
Vowels and Consonants:
The late Peter Ladefoged's site contains several audio files.
BBC Voices:
Collection of recordings of British accents.
Speech Accent Archive:
Collection of voice recordings by various speakers of English.
Sounds of English:
This site contains some useful illustrations of sounds in the form of videos as well as exercises.
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