Here are some linguistic-related links that I found fun and interesting.

–This is a link to a website that lists the 10 most spoken languages in the world. The order of the languages was not what I expected:

http://listverse.com/2008/06/26/top-10-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/

–Here are a few links that show linguistic differences between English and some of the other most spoken languages in the world:

-English vs. Russian
https://prezi.com/8ohhlgsb8puc/difference-between-the-languages-english-and-russian/

-English vs. Mandarin
http://www.slideshare.net/sheilacook/english-mandarin-comparision-presentation

-English vs. Spanish
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/langdiff/spanish.htm

–This link charts out the level of difficulty for English speakers to learn different languages:
http://www.effectivelanguagelearning.com/language-guide/language-difficulty

–Both of these links explain English syntax:
http://andrew.gibiansky.com/blog/linguistics/why-syntax/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luiUK4tMjy8

–Here are some fun quizzes that relate to Linguistics:

-Attempts to detect which English-speaking region of the world you’re from based on how you organize words in sentences.
http://www.gameswithwords.org/WhichEnglish/

-This quiz tests you to see how well your vocabulary is.
http://www.gameswithwords.org/VocabQuiz/

-This quiz relates to the Stroop Test.
http://www.gameswithwords.org/IgnoreThat/

–This link shows all of the many acronyms that have developed since the use of technology and cell phones became more popular.
http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

–This article discusses an arising concern about this newly developed internet lingo and its effects on English language as a whole.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2008/06/16/is_language_dead_or_evolving/?page=full

This is a detailed map of Americans’ word choice to refer to a soft drink based on their region.