Below I’ll give you my selections for the best Linguistic books by a few categories. I will cover these and other great books more in depth later.
- Essential Linguistics, Second Edition: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar (2014)
- Linguistics For Dummies (2012)
- Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (2017)
- Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition (2016)
- Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication (The MIT Press) (2017)
- Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication, 6th edition (The MIT Press) (2010)
- Nlp: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (2013)
- Statistics in Corpus Linguistics: A Practical Guide (2018)
- In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius (2010)
- Let’s Read: A Linguistic Approach (2010)
- Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide (2019)
Essential Linguistics, Second Edition: What Teachers Need to Know to Teach ESL, Reading, Spelling, and Grammar (2014)
The bestselling first edition of Essential Linguistics presented the basic concepts of linguistics in everyday language, and showed the connections between linguistic theory and classroom practice.
Linguistics For Dummies (2012)
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest.
Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction (2017)
Contemporary Linguistics provides one of the most extensive introductions to the fundamentals of linguistics; ideal for those just beginning to explore this subject. #37,516 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #348 in Literature #14 in Linguistics (Books) #62 in Linguistics Reference Would you like to ?If you are a seller for this product, would you like to ?
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics, 12th Edition (2016)
Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics has become one of the most widely adopted, consulted, and authoritative introductory textbooks to linguistics ever written. The scope of the text makes it suitable for use in a wide range of courses, while its unique organization into student-friendly, self-contained sections allows for tremendous flexibility in course design.
Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication (The MIT Press) (2017)
This popular introductory linguistics text is unique for its integration of themes. Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate fields, the book shows how they interact. The authors provide a sound introduction to linguistic methodology, focusing on a set of linguistic concepts that are among the most fundamental within the field.
Linguistics: An Introduction to Language and Communication, 6th edition (The MIT Press) (2010)
This popular introductory linguistics text is unique for its integration of themes. Rather than treat morphology, phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics as completely separate fields, the book shows how they interact.
Nlp: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (2013)
NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) has helped millions to overcome their fears, increase their confidence, and achieve greater success in their personal and professional lives and relationships.
Statistics in Corpus Linguistics: A Practical Guide (2018)
Do you use language corpora in your research or study, but find that you struggle with statistics? This practical introduction will equip you to understand the key principles of statistical thinking and apply these concepts to your own research, without the need for prior statistical knowledge.
In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius (2010)
Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language—and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less than one man’s attempt to bring about world peace by means of linguistic solidarity. And every Star Trek fan knows about Klingon.
Let’s Read: A Linguistic Approach (2010)
Originally published in 1961, Let’s Read is a simple and systematic way to teach basic reading. Developed by noted linguist Leonard Bloomfield, the book is based on the alphabetic spelling patterns of English.
Cognitive Linguistics: A Complete Guide (2019)
Vyvyan Evans covers all aspects of the relationship between language and mind, as well as applications and extensions of cognitive linguistics to the study of text, literature, discourse, and society.Bursting with new content and presented in a new 5-part structure, the book has been fully revised and extensively updated throughout to deliver the complete guide to the cognitive linguistic enterprise.
Best Linguistic Books that Should be on Your Bookshelf
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Theoretical Linguistics: Natural Semantic Metalanguage
Author(s): Gärtner, Hans-Martin (Ed.)
ID: 1511214, Publisher: De Gruyer Mouton, Year: May 2004, Size: 329 Kb, Format: pdf
Arguments as relations /
Author(s): Bowers, John S.
ID: 1012516, Publisher: MIT Press,, Year: c2010., Size: 2 Mb, Format: pdf
African-American English : structure, history, and use
Author(s): Salikoko S. Mufwene (editor); Guy Bailey (editor); John Baugh (editor); John R. Rickford (editor)
ID: 3108345, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 8 Mb, Format: pdf
Please note that this booklist is not definite. Some books are absolutely chart-busters according to Washington Post, others are drafted by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant links you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.