Web resources for Linguistics 101

The Field of Linguistics -- An Overview
A basic introduction to the field, from the Linguistic Society of America
Ask a Linguist
Might as well ask me, while you're here, but this is a useful resource. You might enjoy browsing through other questions & answers.
Ancient Scripts of the World
This is a really spiffy site!
A Web of On-line Grammars
Information about all kinds of languages
Counting Eskimo words for snow: A citizen's guide
You've heard the story of the amazing Eskimos and their 200 (or whatever) different words for snow. Now read the truth.
The Human Languages Page
Check the Languages & Literatures page.
Ethnologue
The Summer Institute of Linguistics' Ethnologue--the most comprehensive list there is of the world's living languages.
Language & Language Family Information
From The Linguist List, the Web's most useful resource for linguistics, and the home of Ask a Linguist.
Sources of Regional Data
Another Linguist List page, arranged by region.

Lists of links

Web resources for Linguistics 211
My 211 links page. Lots of sources for info on particular languages and language families.
The Yamada Center
The Yamada Center's list of language links
WWW resources for individual languages
A page from the Oxford Univerity Language Centre site.