If you do not have easy access to academic journals, this may be interesting to you:

Free online trial to 13 key Language and Linguistics journals until 30th September:
Register Today!

Get acquainted with SAGE’s journals in Language and Linguistics now during our free online access period. We are currently offering free full-text access to 13 key journals for two months until 30th September 2009.

The journals featured below are immediately available to you today through this free trial offer. All you have to do is register here. Once registered you will be able browse abstracts, perform quick or advanced keyword searches, and download full-text articles to all of these journals. Access to the following titles, amongst many, are also included:
(If the link doesn’t survive … point your browser to https://online.sagepub.com/cgi/register?registration=FT9196
You’ll also have access to any new issues that are posted online during the free access period! So make sure to bookmark your favourite journal pages and check back often for recently published articles.