The most popular linguistics books of 2021

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. How sounds, words and sentences are built, how children learn to speak, how languages change and how they shape thought are its questions. Popular introductions sit here beside textbooks for students of the field. This list shows the ones first published in 2021.

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Cultish
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Cultish

Amanda Montell, 어맨다 몬텔

2021 · 2025 edition

320 pages

Atlas of the Heart
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Atlas of the Heart

Brené Brown, Brynlee Brooke

Published 2021

301 pages

Fifty Sounds
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Fifty Sounds

Polly Barton

Published 2021

347 pages

Whisper
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Whisper

Yu-Ko Chang, Roddy Flag

Published 2021

293 pages

Bad News
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Bad News

Batya Ungar-Sargon

2021 · 2023 edition

328 pages

Slipping
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Slipping

Mohamed Kheir, Robin Moger

Published 2021

187 pages