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Linguistics is the science of language.

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Algospeak: How Social Media Is Transforming the Future of Language
Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global
When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...: Common Knowledge and the Mysteries of Money, Power, and Everyday Life
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Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning
Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle
Magic Words: The New Science of Language for Persuasion, Communication, and Driving Action
Battle of the Linguist Mages
Mother Tongue: The Surprising History of Women's Words
Speaking in Tongues
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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever
Why Do We Say That? 101 Idioms, Phrases, Sayings & Facts! A Brief History On Where They Come From!
Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary
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Linguistics Books

The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language – A Witty Linguistics Guide to How Tongues Mix, Mutate, and Evolve
Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
Metaphors We Live By
The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
Course in General Linguistics
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way
In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building
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The weather matrix and human behavior by Michael A. PersingerBecoming a Private Investigator by Howie KahnBrain Tests by Edmund ShaftesburyThe Red Market by Scott CarneyHandbook for the Integrity Tone Scale by Vern Black
Paraforensic
145 books — 2 voters
Just For You #1 by Maryam TabibzadehJust For You #2 by Mrs Maryam TabibzadehEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne TrussThe Mother Tongue by Bill BrysonThe Professor and the Madman by Simon Winchester
Best Popular Language Books on Goodreads
176 books — 47 voters

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, A Dictionary of Buckish... by Francis GroseI Love it When You Talk Retro by Ralph KeyesHow to Commit a Murder by Danny AhearnSmaller Slang Dictionary by Eric PartridgeStraight from the Fridge, Dad by Max Décharné
•One Horse Open Slang
120 books — 5 voters
Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangEmbassytown by China Miéville1984 by George OrwellThe Sparrow by Mary Doria RussellBabel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Science Fiction using Languages or Linguistics as a Plot Device
70 books — 118 voters

The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit FoxBreaking the Maya Code by Michael D. CoeThe Code Book by Simon SinghLost Languages by Andrew RobinsonThe Writing of the Gods by Edward Dolnick
Cryptolinguistics
16 books — 17 voters
The Shadow of the Torturer by Gene WolfeShadow & Claw by Gene WolfeSword & Citadel by Gene WolfeThe Claw of the Conciliator by Gene WolfeThe Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe
Linguistically refreshing!
6 books — 1 voter


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Quotes Tagged “Linguistics”

Mark Twain
“ I would rather decline two drinks than one German adjective. ”
― Mark Twain
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Steven Pinker
“ Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to compute it. ”
― Steven Pinker, Words and Rules
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