The latest 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. The newest come first.

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Excavating Language

Excavating Language

Bridget Drinka, Claus Ehrhardt

Published 2026

350 pages

Language in the Body

Language in the Body

Jennifer Hinnell

Published 2026

250 pages

Misled by Literature

Misled by Literature

Jane Qian Liu

Published 2026

256 pages

Kumarajiva

Kumarajiva

Kuṃvara Nārāyaṇa, Alok Bhalla

Published 2026

134 pages

Decolonial Becoming

Decolonial Becoming

Prem Phyak

Published 2026

300 pages

Sharing in the Action

Sharing in the Action

Sheila Murnaghan

Published 2026

252 pages

Context Matters in SLA

Context Matters in SLA

Clare Wright, Pauliina Peltonen, Anja Steinlen, Thorsten Piske

Published 2026

AI Bots in Applied Linguistics

AI Bots in Applied Linguistics

Alexia Larchen Costuchen, Fahad Ahmed Otaif

Published 2026