Linguistics reading list

For applicants

We advise you to read the Linguistics page thoroughly. For reading and preparation advice, you should find the following sections particularly useful:

• Applying to study Linguistics
• Reading and resources

For offer holders

• David Crystal, The Cambridge encyclopedia of language (1997)
• David Crystal, How language works (2006)
• Steven Pinker, The Language instinct: The New Science of Language and Mind (2003)

You should also consult the online introductory reading lists for the four first year papers:

• Linguistics Paper 1: Sounds and words
• Linguistics Paper 2: Structures and meanings
• Linguistics Paper 3: Language, brain and society
• Linguistics Paper 4: History and varieties of English

Reading lists | For offer holders | Undergraduate study