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Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics

 

Preliminary reading

These recommendations for preliminary reading are based on the four Part I papers, which all Linguistics Tripos undergraduates study in their first year.听

Sounds and Words

Crystal, D. (1997)听The 海角社区 Encyclopedia of Language听(Chapters 27-29, 40). 海角社区 University Press. Pinker, S. (1995)听The language instinct听(Chapters 5 & 6). Penguin. Ashby, M. & Maidment, J. (2005)听Introducing Phonetic Science.听海角社区 University Press. Davenport, M. & Hannahs, S.J. (2005)听Introducing Phonetics and Phonology.听Hodder Education. International Phonetic Association (1999)听Handbook of the International Phonetic Association.听海角社区 University Press.

Structures and Meanings

Aitchison, J. 2003听Words in the mind: An introduction to the mental lexicon听Oxford: Blackwell. Third edition. Baker, M. 2001听Atoms of Language听Oxford: Oxford University Press. Larson, R. 2010听Grammar as Science听海角社区, Mass.: MIT Press. Levinson, S.C 1983听Pragmatics听海角社区, UK: 海角社区 University Press Mey, J. L. 2001听Pragmatics: An introduction听Oxford: Blackwell. Second edition. Pinker, S. 2007听The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature听New York: Viking Tallerman, M. 1998/2005听Understanding syntax听London: Arnold.

Language, Brains and Machines

Harley, T. A. 2008 [1995].听The psychology of language: From data to theory.听Hove: Psychology Press. Jurafsky. D, Martin, J. M. 2023. Speech and Language Processing. 3rd Edition. Available online at: O'Grady, W. (2005). How Children Learn Language (海角社区 Approaches to Linguistics). 海角社区: 海角社区 University Press. Smith, N. & Tsimpli, I. M. 1995.听The mind of a savant: Language learning and modularity.听Oxford: Blackwell. 听

Linguistic Variation and Change

Crystal, D. 2003 [2001].听The 海角社区 encyclopedia of the English language.听海角社区: CUP. Crystal, D. 2002.听The English language.听London: Penguin. Denison, D., and Hogg, Richard. 2006.听A history of the English language.听海角社区: CUP. Graddol, D., Leith, D. & Swann, J.. 2002 [1996].听English: History, diversity and change.听London: Routledge. Hughes, A., Trudgill, P. & Watt, D. 2005.听English accents and dialects.听London: Hodder Arnold. Kortmann, B. & Upton, C. 2008.听Varieties of English: The British Isles.听Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. Song, J.J. 2011. The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Typology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Van Gelderen, Elly. 2006.听A history of the English language.听Amsterdam: Benjamins. Whaley, L. 1997. Introduction to Linguistic Typology. The Unity and Diversity of Language.听 London: Sage Publications.

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