The most popular linguistics books of 2026

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 2026.

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Decolonial Becoming

Decolonial Becoming

Prem Phyak

Published 2026

300 pages

Sharing in the Action

Sharing in the Action

Sheila Murnaghan

Published 2026

252 pages

Forensic Linguistics

Forensic Linguistics

Michelle Aldridge-Waddon, June Luchjenbroers, John Olsson, Paul Pope

Published 2026

336 pages

Analyzing Narrative Online

Analyzing Narrative Online

Anna De Fina, Alexandra Georgakopoulou

Published 2026

230 pages

Language

Language

Andreea S. Calude

Published 2026

196 pages

Context Matters in SLA

Context Matters in SLA

Clare Wright, Pauliina Peltonen, Anja Steinlen, Thorsten Piske

Published 2026

312 pages

Inequality Regime of AI

Inequality Regime of AI

Massimo Ragnedda, Maria Laura Ruiu

Published 2026

188 pages

Forensic Linguistics in Indonesia

Forensic Linguistics in Indonesia

R. Dian Dia-an Muniroh, E. Aminudin Aziz

Published 2026

75 pages

AI Bots in Applied Linguistics

AI Bots in Applied Linguistics

Alexia Larchen Costuchen, Fahad Ahmed Otaif

Published 2026