Linguistics is the study of language, including vocabulary, construct, roots, rules and usage. There are still over a thousand languages in the world, with Chinese being the most common spoken language. Obviously though, the primary business languages are English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German and Italian. These languages continue to grow and evolve everyday.

Nowadays there are great language resources on the internet. Here is one great starting place:

Your Dictionary

And this newsletter from Michael Quinion is a must-have for all those following the development of the English Language:

World Wide Words

Onomastics is the study of names and naming practices in all works of life. In particular, it has a large historical component to it. Most academics in this field belong to:

American Naming Society

There are many books and online resources on people's given names. One of the most interesting and comprehensive is:

Kabelerian Philosophy

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