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Germanic Collections

Reference Library

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias

• About.com Guide to German Language - Links to over 50 general and specialized dictionaries.
• yourdictionnary.com German section, includes links to a number of German general and specialized dictionnaries including German dialects.
• Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz
• Österreich Lexikon
• Zedler Universallexikon from the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Major 18th century German encyclopedia.

Biographies Online

• ADB/NDB - Allgemeine / Neue Deutsche Biographie
• Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon

Other Language related sites

• Deutsche Rechtschreibung
• DUDEN online - Informationen rund um die deutsche Rechtschreibung.
• About.com German Language-Grammar German grammar links and their own grammar guides, lessons and exercises.
• About.com German Language-Pronunciation Resources and links for help with German pronunciation. Find German audio files and other online or offline listening.

Humour

• The Awful German Language by Mark Twain Appendix D from Twain's 1880 book A Tramp Abroad.

Last modified: May 22, 2009