Free linguistics books

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 you can read in full for free.

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English Surnames
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English Surnames

Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1873 · 1898 edition

680 pages

A History of English
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A History of English

Míša Hejná, George Walkden

Published 2022

462 pages

Roots of Language
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Roots of Language

Derek Bickerton

1981 · 2016 edition

300 pages

Sanskrit Syntax
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Sanskrit Syntax

J. S. Speijer

Published 1886

444 pages

A Latin Primer
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A Latin Primer

Herbert Chester Nutting

Published 1911

246 pages