Useful links
Linguistics and English Language | Middle Eastern Studies | Russian Studies
Linguistics and English Language:
Useful information for students and staff
Handbooks and other School documents
Written work in Linguistics and English Language
- Click on the link for recommended conventions in the Department on bibliographic style and citing linguistic forms, plus general guidance on submitting written work in linguistics and English language.
- Click on the link for essential information on plagiarism: what it is and how (and why) to avoid it.
- Click on the link for helpful advice from Newcastle on how to go about writing a linguistic essay.
Linguistics and English Language Resources in the University Library
- Click on the link for useful information about resources and services in Linguistics and English Language available in the John Rylands University Library and online through its portal.
- One of the resources available through JRUL is a set of course reading lists linked directly to the catalogue. Computer Resources in (English) Linguistics
Please visit the Computer Resources page for copious information on corpora, concordancing, dictionaries, example numbering, fonts and much else. The page has descriptions of resources and services available, often with direct links to them, helpful tips on word processing in linguistics, and many external links.
Manchet: an unofficial blog
Click here for frequently updated news about people in the Department.
Language Endangerment and other linguistic links
List of current PhD students in the Department
Click on the link for a list of PhD students, supervisors and thesis titles.
General Useful Information for Middle Eastern Studies Undergraduates
Undergraduate Workload Balance Guidance Document
MES Language Descriptors Document
Related Websites in Middle Eastern Studies
- John Rylands University Library's web site for the Middle Eastern Studies
- external web site created by students of Middle Eastern Studies
- International Society produce pre-arrival information for International Students
- MESA (Middle East Studies Association of North America)
- MESA Bulletin
- Look at the IRAHE (Institute for Research in Arts, Humanities and the Environment) website for more detailed information of individual members of the academic staff.
Arabic
Hebrew
- THE ON-LINE HEBREW TUTORIAL
- HAARETZ
- MA'ARIV
- THE JERUSALEM POST
- ISRAEL ON LINE
- JERUSALEM ONE
- VIRTUAL ISRAEL
- KNESSET
- THE EMBASSY OF ISRAEL
Persian
Look at the John Rylands University Library and Language Centre web sites at:
Turkish and Turkish Culture
Newspapers
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/
http://www.milliyet.com.tr/
http://www.radikal.com.tr/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/turkish/
Statistics
http://www.die.gov.tr/ENGLISH/index.html
http://www.adli-sicil.gov.tr/
Cultural
http://www.kultur.gov.tr/index.asp
This site comes from Columbia, USA and is interesting for all aspects of Turkish culture:
Language and Literature
http://www.tdk.gov.tr/
http://turkish-lit.boun.edu.tr
http://www.princeton.edu/~turkish/
Education and Universities
http://www.meb.gov.tr/indexeng.htm
http://www.metu.edu.tr/
http://www.bilkent.edu.tr
http://www.ankara.edu.tr/english/
http://www.istanbul.edu.tr
http://www.boun.edu.tr
General
Central Asia and the Caucasus
http://www.icarp.org/
http://www.indiana.edu/~celcar/home.html
Resources and Useful Links in Russian Studies
Reference/Libraries
- John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester: Russian resources
- Slavonic Collections at the British Library
- Index to the Slavonic and east European Home Page at the British Library
- Russia on the Net
- BBC Russian Service (part of World service) online
Newspapers
- National News Service
- Russia Today Home page
- Russian Periodicals online - Russian Story
- The Moscow Times
- The St Peterburg Times
Language Reference
- REESWeb:Language Resources: Russian
- Grammar Exercises
- Grammar Resources
- Multi-resources
- Written language guide
Embassy/Council
- The British Embassy in Russia
- The British Council Russia - advice for visitors
- The Russian Consulate in Edinburgh -
