Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory/Culture/Language and literature

WikiProject directory – language and literature

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Linguistics Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Linguistics yes Linguistics → Applied Linguistics Task Force Linguistics → Etymology Task Force Linguistics → Philosophy of Language Task Force Linguistics → Phonetics Task Force Linguistics → Systemic Functional Linguistics Task Force Linguistics → Theoretical Linguistics Task Force Linguistics Anthroponymy yes yes → Arabic names task force Basque (main listing here) Chinese surnames (main listing here) Classical Tamil yes Language Constructed languages no Constructed languages → Esperanto task force Deaf yes yes Dravidian languages no yes Language Endangered languages no Language English language no Language Hebrew languages no Israel; Judaism Hindustani and allied languages yes yes yes yes India Indigenous languages of California no yes Language Languages yes yes Language NLP concepts and methods (main listing here) Writing systems (main listing here) Writing systems Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Ancient Germanic studies - Runes task force (main listing here) Writing systems yes yes Writing → Writing systems - Transliteration task force Literature Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Literature no yes yes Literature; Writing Academic Journals yes Literature; University Alternate History yes yes Speculative fiction Animals in media (main listing here) Australian literature yes yes yes yes Literature; Australia Balzac no Biography; Literature; Theatre Bible (main listing here) Bibliographies yes yes Literature; Writing → Science task force formerly Wikipedia:WikiProject Science pearls Biography (main listing here) Blogging no Writing; Internet Books yes yes Books Children's literature (main listing here) Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics (main listing here) Wikipedia:WikiProject Critical Theory (main listing here) Films based on books (main listing here) Free book covers no Literature Dedicated to replacing fair use images of pre-1931 books with original or early versions in the public domain Gilbert and Sullivan (main listing here) Hadith (main listing here) Horror (main listing here) Indian literature yes yes yes yes Literature; India Japanese Bibliography (main listing here) Anime and manga yes yes yes Anime and Manga Project's scope includes manga, light novels, and visual novels from Japan Mythology (main listing here) Novels yes yes yes yes Literature; Books; Arts → Novels - 19th century task force Literature → Novels - Australian literature task force Literature; Australia → Novels - Chronicles of Narnia task force Narnia; Speculative fiction/Fantasy; Children's Literature → Novels - Crime task force Literature; Criminal justice → Novels - Fantasy task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy See also the broader Portal:Speculative fiction → Novels - His Dark Materials task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy → Novels - Lemony Snicket task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy → Novels - Rick Riordan task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy This task force, formerly the "Percy Jackson Task Force", was recently renamed to encompass a larger scope. It now covers pages related to Rick Riordan and John Rocco, excepting those related to The 39 Clues. → Novels - Science fiction task force Speculative fiction/Science fiction → Novels - Shannara task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy; Shannara → Novels - Short story task force Literature; Writing → Novels - Sword of Truth task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy → Novels - Twilight task force Speculative fiction/Fantasy; Horror fiction → Novels - Roald Dahl task force Biography; Literature; Children's Literature Persian literature no yes Literature; Iran Poetry (main listing here) Science Fiction (main listing here) Screenwriters no Writing; Film; Television Shakespeare (main listing here) Wikipedia yes yes Community portal; Writing Biography Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Biography yes yes yes yes Biography → Arts and Entertainment Work Group Biography; Arts → Arts and Entertainment Work Group - Actors Biography; Arts; Film → Arts and Entertainment Work Group - Musicians Biography; Music; Arts → Arts and Entertainment Work Group – Writers and critics Biography; Literature; Writing See also Portal:Arts, and more specific ones like Portal:Charles Dickens, etc. → Living people Work Group Biography → Military Biography Work Group Biography; War; Geography → Politics and Government Work Group Biography; Politics; History Also relevant are Portal:Geography, Portal:Law, and more specific ones, e.g. Portal:CountryName. → Politics and Government - Canada Work Group Biography; Politics; Canada Also relevant is Portal:History. → Politics and Government - China Work Group Biography; Politics; People's Republic of China Also relevant are Portal:History, and more specific ones like Portal:Hong Kong, Portal:Republic of China, and Portal:Taiwan. → Royalty and Nobility Work Group Biography; History; Heraldry → Royalty and Nobility Work Group - British Isles Biography; History; Heraldry See also more specific portals: Portal:United Kingdom, Portal:England, Portal:Scotland, Portal:Wales; Portal:Ireland → Royalty and Nobility Work Group - Germany Biography; History; Germany Also relevant: Portal:Heraldry, and sometimes Portal:Ancient Germanic culture → Science and academia Work Group Biography; Science; University → Sports and games Work Group Biography; Sports Actors and Filmmakers yes yes yes yes Biography; Academy Award; Film Aviation (main listing here) → Aviation - Aerospace biography task force Biography Baseball (main listing here) → Baseball players task force Baseball; Biography British Royalty yes yes yes yes Biography; History; Heraldry Comics (main listing here) → Comics creators work group Comics Crime and Criminal Biography yes yes Criminal justice; Law → Serial Killer task force Criminal justice; Law; Psychology English Numeral Royalty Redirect no Biography; History Genealogy yes Biography; Genealogy; History Hugo and Nebula Award Winners no Biography; Speculative fiction; Literature See also Portal:Speculative fiction/Science fiction, Portal:Speculative fiction/Fantasy, Portal:Writing Islam (main listing here) → Islam - Muslim scholars task force Japan (main listing here) → Japan - Gaijin tarento task force Japan → Japan - Royalty and nobility task force Biography; Japan; History Leaders by year no Biography; Politics; History Musicians yes yes yes yes Music; Biography; Arts See also more specific portals, e.g. Portal:AC/DC Peerage and Baronetage yes yes yes yes Biography; History; Heraldry Persondata yes Biography Philosophy (main listing here) → Philosophy - Philosophers task force Philosophy; Biography Royalty and Nobility yes yes yes yes Biography; History; Heraldry Rugby union (main listing here) → Rugby union - Biography work group Rugby union; Biography Saints yes yes Saints U.S. Congress (main listing here) U.S. governors (main listing here) U. S. politicians (main listing here) U.S. Presidents (main listing here) Women artists yes Biography; Arts Women in Green yes Biography; Feminism Women's History yes Biography; Feminism; History Women in Red yes Biography; Feminism Women scientists yes Biography; Science; History of science Women writers yes Biography; Writing; Literature Children's literature Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Children's literature no yes Children's Literature See also Portal:Writing. → Children's Literature - CHERUB and Henderson's Boys task force Artemis Fowl (main listing here) Fablehaven (main listing here) Harry Potter (main listing here) Redwall (main listing here) SpongeBob SquarePants (main listing here) Thomas (main listing here) Chinese literature Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Water Margin no Literature; People's Republic of China; Republic of China See also Portal:Writing, Portal:Taiwan, Portal:Hong Kong Horror Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Horror (main listing here) Journalism Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Journalism yes yes Journalism; Writing; Current events Covers all aspects of journalism: occupation, citizen journalists, journalistic media, television, radio, Internet, and newsreels Current events yes Current events Academic Journals (main listing here) Magazines no yes Journalism Newspapers yes yes yes yes Journalism Covers newspapers and list of newspapers by country/state Media franchises Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Media franchises yes yes Literature; Film; Television See also other portals, e.g. Portal:Video games, Portal:Comics, Portal:Anime and Manga, etc., depending on the context. 24 (main listing here) Alien no yes Speculative fiction/Science fiction Artemis Fowl no Speculative fiction; Children's Literature Buffyverse (main listing here) Comics (main listing here) → Comics - Superman Work Group Superhero fiction; Comics Discworld no Discworld; Speculative fiction/Fantasy Doctor Who (main listing here) Dragonlance (main listing here) EastEnders (main listing here) Emmerdale (main listing here) Firefly (main listing here) Forgotten Realms (main listing here) Halo (main listing here) Harry Potter yes yes Harry Potter; Speculative fiction/Fantasy; Children's Literature Highlander no Speculative fiction Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy no Speculative fiction Indiana Jones no Speculative fiction Inheritance Cycle no yes Speculative fiction/Fantasy; Children's Literature James Bond yes yes James Bond King Arthur yes yes King Arthur; Mythology; History Also relevant: Portal:Wales, Portal:United Kingdom. Lego (main listing here) Middle-earth yes yes Middle-earth; Speculative fiction/Fantasy → Silmarillion Middle-earth Napoleonic Fiction no Literature Oz no Oz; Speculative fiction/Fantasy Redwall no Children's Literature; Speculative fiction/Fantasy Sherlock Holmes yes Literature A Song of Ice and Fire yes Speculative fiction/Fantasy SpongeBob SquarePants (main listing here) Star Trek (main listing here) Star Wars yes yes yes Star Wars; Speculative fiction/Science fiction; Film Also relevant, depending on context: Portal:Television, Portal:Comics, Portal:Video games Stargate no Stargate; Speculative fiction/Science fiction; Television Also relevant, depending on context: Portal:Film, Portal:Comics Thomas yes Children's Literature; Television View Askew no Comedy Warriors no Children's Literature; Speculative fiction/Fantasy Poetry Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Poetry yes yes Poetry Religious texts Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Religious texts no yes Religion; Literature Also within scope: Portal:Bible, Portal:Quran, Portal:Book of Mormon, etc. Bible yes yes Bible → Bible - Biblical Criticism work group Bible Also relevant is Portal:History, Portal:Philosophy, Portal:Rhetoric. Romance Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Romance yes yes Literature Science Fiction Project Active Assessment Peer review Collaboration Portal Notes Science Fiction no yes Speculative fiction/Science fiction See also the broader Portal:Speculative fiction Hugo and Nebula Award Winners (main listing here)