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Friday, March 07, 2008

Spanish References in Montreal and the world

Grande Bibliothèque de Montréal

  1. ressource Espagnole pour enfant Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
  2. La collection multilingue
  3. Laboratoire de langues

Université de Montréal

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General resources for the spanish language more at

Dictionnaries

  1. Word Reference.com: My favourite! TRANSLATES English, French, Spanish, Portugese, lookup DEFINITIONS, CONJUGATIONS, SYNONYMS, shows IMAGES and word IN CONTEXT.
  2. Comparative CyberLexicon: A full list of computer and Internet terms in English and their Spanish equivalents.
  3. Diccionario Americano: This contains words whose use is limited to a particular region or country. It is in Spanish only.
  4. Diccionarios.com: Interface to the VOX dictionaries by Grupo ANAYA. Spanish definitions, synonyms/antonyms, and translations to and from Spanish and English, French, and Catalan.
  5. Freedict English-Spanish-English Java Dictionary: At the same site you can access their dictionaries for other languages.
  6. General English-Spanish Dictionary: Contains about 96,000 words.
  7. Jergas de Habla Hispana: It contains a listing of jargon listed by country; it's in Spanish only.

Jokes

  1. Adivinanzas: A collection of popular Spanish riddles, drag mouse to see answers. Site designed for language learners.
  2. Arepera Chistes: A Venezuelan site (?), completely in Spanish.
  3. Chistometro: Jokes in Spanish, some of questionable taste.
  4. La Cosa Cursos de Informática: Computer courses, definitions, dialog boxes; humor in Spanish.
  5. La Huevera: Spanish Humor Magazine.
  6. Humor Para Adultos y para Niños: In Spanish.
  7. El Jueves: Spanish Humour Magazine.
  8. El Jueves (Virus): Send a "virus" (postcard) to your friends (or enemies).
  9. LatinGuía Humor: Images, jokes, and videos organized by topic. Site completely in Spanish.
  10. Las Leyes de Murphy: Murphy's Laws in Spanish.
  11. World Chiste Web: Jokes in Spanish. Site in Spanish.

Literature

  1. Spanish Culture's Literature page: Has a good selection of links about Spanish literature.
  2. Antología del Ensayo Ibero e Iberoamericano: Large collection of Spanish essays from the 14th to the 20th centuries, listed by author and chronologically. Part of the Proyecto Ensayo Hispánico at the University of Georgia.
  3. Antología de poesía española: From the middle ages to the 19th century. Chronologically arranged with author andfirst-line indexes.
  4. TECLA: Texts for learners and teachers of Spanish. Online magazine.

Magazines

  1. Actualidad Index of World Newspapers-Latin America: View by country within Latin America.
  2. Medios Ecuador: Guide to Ecuadorian online print media, radio, and TV.
  3. Medios Hispanos: Guide to Hispanic online print media, radio, and TV, organized by country.
  4. Diario Información: Online Spanish newspaper.
  5. El Mercurio: Newspaper in Spanish from Cuenca, Ecuador.
  6. El País Digital: Online independent daily newspaper in Spanish from Spain. Edited by the group PRISA.
  7. La Vanguardia Digital: Online newspaper from Barcelona in Spanish.

Radio (see the KRS & Real Guides for many more listings):

  1. Latinworld Radio Index: Updated listings for stations in Spanish
  2. Real Guide--Spanish: Updated listings for stations in Spanish from the pioneer in RealAudio.
  3. Spanish Radio Stations (SRS): This site lists Spanish and Portuguese language radio stations broadcasting live over the Internet. View stations by country; site available in English and Spanish.
  4. CRE Satelital: 560 AM. From Guayaquil, Ecuador.
  5. JC Radio: From Quito, Ecuador. Requires Media Player or Netshow rather than RealAudio.
  6. La Ser--España: Sports, news and talk from Spain
  7. Radio Centro: 97.7 FM. From Quito, Ecuador.
  8. Radio Exterior Española: National Spanish Radio.

Grammar (also see WebConjugue above)

  1. Comp-jugador: Conjugates Spanish verbs in all tenses (in Spanish).
  2. Los diablos: Tables of irregular Spanish verbs for language learners; view completed table or drag mouse to see one at a time.
  3. Jaime Suances-Torres' database: Of regular and irregular verbs, completely in Spanish. It offers comprehensive grammar rules and variations. Highly recommended for an advanced Spanish student.

Other stuff

  1. Currency Converter: Yahoo Currency Exchange, with current exchange rates of every currency.
  2. Date and Time: Select the region to see the current time there.
  3. Language Identifier: Type a few words and the program will (try to) tell you what language they are from.
  4. Ethnologue Database: Database of the world's languages, showing dialects, areas spoken, etc.
  5. Universal Survey of Languages: Click on a language to see how many speakers it has, spoken, and language samples.
  6. Jennifer's Page of Links: Very complete, organized by continent. Many indigenous Central/South American languages included.
  7. Yamada Language Guides: Another excellent compilation of resources for a variety of languages.

source for much of the above