Textbooks and References

I am pleased to share with you a curated list of essential books that have greatly influenced my academic journey. These works span various subfields within linguistics, offering invaluable insights into the complexities of language. Whether you are a student, researcher, or language enthusiast, I believe these books will serve as foundational resources to deepen your understanding and appreciation of linguistics.

Theoretical Linguistics

  1. Chomsky, N. (1986). "Knowledge of Language: Its Nature, Origin, and Use". New York; Prager.

  2. Chomsky, N. (1995). "The Minimalist Program". Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.

  3. Cook, V., & Newson, M. (2007). "Chomsky's Universal Grammar". Third Edition. Malden, MA, Blackwell Publishing.

  4. Pinker, S. (1994). "The Language Instinct". New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.

Applied Linguistics

  1. Conrad,S., (2021). "The Cambridge Introduction to Applied Linguistics".

  2. Schmitt, N. (Editor)(2002). "Introduction to Applied Linguistics". London: Arnold.

  3. Davies, A. and Elder C. (Editors)(2008). “The Handbook of Applied Linguistics“. New York: Blackwell Publishing.

Discourse Analysis

  1. Gee, J. (2013). "How to do Discourse Analysis". New York: Routledge.

  2. Paltridge, B. (2021). "Discourse Analysis". London: Bloomsbury.

General Linguistics

  1. Carter, M. (1987). "A General Linguistics Textbook for College Students". New York: Vantage Press.

  2. Yule, G. (2016). "The Study of Language". Sixth Edition, Cambridge: CUP.

Historical Linguistics

  1. Algeo, J. and Pyles, T. (2004). “The Origins and Development of the English Language". Fifth Edition, UK: Thomson and Wadsworth.

  2. Lehmann, W. (1973). "Historical Linguistics". Second Linguistics. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.

  3. McMahon, A. (1995). "Understanding Language Change". Cambridge: CUP.

Language Acquisition

  1. Brown, H. (1994). "Principles of Language Learning and Teaching". Third Edition, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.

  2. Celce-Murcia, M. (2001). "Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language". Third Edition, London: Heinle and Heinle.

  3. Ratner, N., & Gleason, J. (2013). "The Development of Language". New York: Pearson.

Phonetics and Phonology

  1. Carr, P. (2013). "English Phonetics and Phonology". New York: Wiley-Blackwell.

  2. Davenport, M., & Hannahs, S.J. (2010). "Introducing Phonetics and Phonology". London: Hodder Education.

  3. Hayes, B. (2018). "Introductory Phonology". New York: Blackwell Publishers.

Pragmatics

  1. Mey, J. (2001). "Pragmatics". Second Edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.

  2. Verschueren, J. (1999). "Understanding Pragmatics". London: Arnold.

Psycholinguistics

  1. Gleason, J., & Ratner, H. (1998). "Psycholinguistics". Second Edition, Harcourt Brace College Publishers.

  2. Warren, Paul.(2012). “Introducing Psycholinguistics“. Cambridge: CUP.

Semantics

  1. Cruse, A. (2000). "Meaning in Language". Oxford: OUP.

  2. Hurford, J. et al. (2007). "Semantics: A Coursebook". Second Edition. Cambridge: CUP.

Sociolinguistics

  1. Holmes, J. (2022). "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics". New York: Routledge.

  2. Wardhaugh, R. (2021). "An Introduction to Sociolinguistics". Eighth Edition, Wiley Blackwell.

Syntax

  1. Carnie, A. (2007). "Syntax: A Generative Introduction". Second Edition, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.

  1. Lobeck, A. (2000). "Understanding Syntax". Cambridge: CUP.

  2. Radford, A. (2003). "Syntax: A Minimalist Introduction". Cambridge: CUP.

InterCultural Communication

  1. Hofstede, G. et al. (2010). "Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind". Third Edition. London: McGraw-Hill.

  2. Samovar, L. et al. (2007). "Communication Between Cultures". New York: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

  3. Sharifian, F. (2015).(Editor). "The Routledge Handbook of Language and Culture". New York: Routledge.

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