Old English and Minimalism Resources
A couple of recent language-related resources available in electronic format for all to enjoy:

1. The Electronic Introduction to Old English is "an on-line analogue of Introduction to Old English (Oxford: Blackwell, 2003)" by Peter S. Baker. The full text is freely available on-line and includes links to on-line exercises, an anthology of texts in OE, and an OE glossary. Introduction to Old English is written in a style that seems to be intended for the student that needs to gain a basic understanding of OE in a short amount of time to plow through Beowulf or what-have-you with his glossary handy. This means that it's weak on introducing vocabulary and reinforcing its acquisition. Each chapter addresses some grammar points, and no vocabulary is included other than what's needed for the illustrative examples included in that chapter. I prefer texts with a more systematic approach to introducing new terms on a lesson-by-lesson basis (perhaps because memorizing vocabulary is the bane of my language-learning experience and I appreciate being handfed as much as possible). Personal preferences aside, this is a great resource, and an excellent example of using the web for language-learning purposes.

2. Understanding Minimalism. An Introduction to Minimalist Syntax is a work in progress by Norbert Hornstein, Jairo Nunes and Kleanthes K. Grohmann (expected to be published by Cambridge Univ. Press in the Spring of 2005). What exists of it so far (which is plenty) is freely available here in PDF and Word Document formats. (Link via a post by mitr at terra_linguarum.)