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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 18: Linguistics
Linguistics is the science of studying language, with related branches into neuroscience (how the brain processes language), anthropology (language as a medium of culture), literature (storytelling), and so forth. Aspects include famous people, historical linguistics, language acquisition, language revitalization, psycholinguistics, and others. Xenolinguistics is the study of alien and/or invented languages. Here on Dreamwidth, check out![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
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The fascinating thing about linguistics is that we don't know how far back language goes! We can glean a few clues from the evolution of brains, jaws, vocal organs, etc. as shown in the fossil record. But until writing appears, we have no hard evidence, just the observation that it'd be really hard to organize as much as people did without complex communication. That only goes back about to the Bronze Age. Historical linguistics can estimate how old languages are, track their relations, and suggest when they diverged. So for instance, Proto-Indo-European also goes back to around 4500 BCE, just a little earlier than the first hints of writing. Modern linguistics didn't even start until the 18th century. But there were definitely people studying language before then: the traders and other far travelers. Not only do you encounter more different languages that way, you have to start looking for ways to speed up your learning so you can avoid getting shot at. The more you understand about how language works, the easier it is to grasp your own and learn new ones. That's a big advantage in today's diverse world.
Linguistics begins with a lot of fun things that anyone can enjoy learning about language, like rhymes and why they help us remember things, or puns based on words that sound the same or similar but have different meanings. Of course, the biggest linguistic hobby is constructed languages, which is pretty hardcore. The science goes all the way up to really obscure stuff like figuring out exactly how distantly related languages are connected to each other. Finding language guides is easy, finding books in foreign languages a little harder, but technical books on linguistics are less common. Libraries should have some, and used bookstore might have textbooks, but your best bet will be a university library. Similarly language classes are easy to find, but anything on linguistic science is usually at a college.
Choosing three books about linguistics gives you a few different options. Overview and two details is a good choice, as is beginning-intermediate-advanced. If you already know a foreign language, you can dig into its linguistics. So regional is another good option. If it's the mechanics you like, you could pick three different parts like grammar, morphology, and semantics. You could also look up famous linguistics or language activists. Here are some possibilities...
General Linguistics
29 books for linguistics lovers
https://amandamontell.substack.com/p/29-books-for-linguistics-lovers
Best Books about Linguistics (255 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/796.Best_Books_about_Linguistics
Linguistics: Finding books, articles, and more
https://libguides.mit.edu/linguistics
Popular Linguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/linguistics
Recommended Books from Linguistics Network
https://www.linguisticsnetwork.org/recommended-books/
RECOMMENDED READS FOR LINGUISTICS LOVERS: EXPLORING THE HOWS AND WHYS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
https://cpl.org/recommended-reads-for-linguistics-lovers-exploring-the-hows-and-whys-of-the-english-language-bookdropscle/
Superlinguo linguistics books list: fiction and non-fiction
https://www.superlinguo.com/post/613333518295138304/superlinguo-linguistics-books-list-fiction-and
TESOL Books/ E-Books: Linguistics/ TESOL
https://guides.library.msstate.edu/c.php?g=847431&p=7496293
A very long list of pop linguistics books and lingfic
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/133756588946/a-very-long-list-of-pop-linguistics-books-and
Endangered Languages
The Best Books on Endangered Languages
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/endangered-languages-samantha-ellis/
Endangered languages: Finding books and eBooks
https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/c.php?g=1232158&p=9404120
IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books in Indigenous and Endangered Languages
https://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/activities/ibby-unesco-collection-of-remarkable-books-in-indigenous-and-endangered-languages
International Mother Languages Day Celebration: Endangered Languages
https://montclair.libguides.com/c.php?g=1515113&p=11333945
Famous Linguists
Books by Benjamin Lee Whorf (Author of Language)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/373275.Benjamin_Lee_Whorf
Books by Edward Sapir (Author of Language)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/195168.Edward_Sapir
Books by Suzette Haden Elgin (Author of Native Tongue)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/8540.Suzette_Haden_Elgin
Noam Chomsky: Linguistics
https://linguistics.arizona.edu/person/noam-chomsky
Noam Chomsky Reading List (87 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/80782.Chomsky_Reading_List
Historical Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
https://guides.library.ubc.ca/linguistics/historical_linguistics
Historical Linguistics Research Guides
https://libguides.usask.ca/linguistics/historical_linguistics
Popular Historical Linguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/historical-linguistics
Language Revitalization
Indigenous Languages Revitalization
https://guides.library.queensu.ca/c.php?g=709097&p=5205882
Language revitalization: Indigenous Languages Guide
https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=699766&p=5291751
Linguistic Diversity, Indigenous Languages & Language Revitalization
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/2072214049/2614058249
North American Indigenous Linguistics, Languages & Language Revitalization
Selected Resources on Indigenous Language Revitalization
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/SIL_Appendix.html
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics: Psycholinguistics Research Guides
https://libguides.usask.ca/linguistics/psycholinguistics
Popular Psycholinguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics
https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/73922083/136544831
Xenolinguistics
A Conlanger's Bookshelf
https://cpl.org/wp-content/uploads/conlangexhibithandout.pdf
List of constructed languages
https://www.translationdirectory.com/articles/article1912.php
Xenolinguistics (7 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/177593.xenolinguistics
Free Books
Free linguistics Books
https://www.bookfusion.com/books/free?query=linguistics
Linguistics Free Books at EBD
https://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=283
Suzette Haden Elgin on OceanofPDF
https://oceanofpdf.com/category/authors/suzette-haden-elgin/
⏁⊑⊬⟊, ⏁⎎⎅☌⊬⍜⍀: Alien Languages in Science Fiction
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1563290/FULLTEXT01.pdf
The Articulate Mammal
http://linguistics3.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/60648261/Articulate%20Mammal%20by%20Jean%20Aticheson.pdf
Building the Nests: Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada Through Early Childhood Immersion Programs
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/33b75859-2638-4ba0-b2cd-f88e562f1b93/content
The Complete Lojban Language https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/Mega%20linguistics%20pack/Conlangs/Lojban%20Language%2C%20The%20Complete%20%28Cowan%29.pdf
Conlanging and Futuristic Englishes
https://fiatlingua.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fl-000098-00.pdf
First Language Acquisition
https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002071574.pdf
First Nations Language Curriculum Building Guide
https://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/614108-FNESC-LANGUAGE-BULDING-CURRICULUM-BOOK-290316-B-F-with-Cover.pdf
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics
https://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/36873/1/1..pdf
The Handbook of Historical Linguistics
https://www.blackwellpublishing.com/content/bpl_images/content_store/WWW_Content/9780631195719/TAY33529%20HISTORICAL%20LINGUISTICS.pdf
Handbook of psycholinguistics
https://slims.ikippgribojonegoro.ac.id/repository/ebooksclub.org__Handbook_of_Psycholinguistics__Second_Edition.pdf
Indigenous Language Revitalization: Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILR/ILRbook.pdf
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
https://uogbooks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fasold_r._connor-linton_j._an_introduction_to_lz-lib.org_.pdf
AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
https://repository.bbg.ac.id/bitstream/558/1/An_Introduction_to_Psycholinguistics.pdf
The Language Construction Kit
https://web.archive.org/web/20210603072841/https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1392451015824.pdf
Language Contact
https://digitallibrary.tsu.ge/book/2022/Jul/books/Thomason_Language_Contact_an_Introduction.pdf
The Language Instinct
http://f.javier.io/rep/books/The-Language-Instinct-How-the-Mind-Creates-Language,-Steven-Pinker.pdf
Language Nest Handbook
https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FPCC_LanguageNestHandbook_EmailVersion2.pdf
Languages in Danger Book of Knowledge http://languagesindanger.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Languages-In-Danger-Book-of-Knowledge-EN.pdf
Linguistics for Dummies
https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Intro_to_ling/Linguistics%20for%20Dummies.pdf
Linguistics for Everyone An Introduction Second Edition
https://www.torosceviri.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kristin-Denham-Anne-Lobeck-Linguistics-for-Everyone_-An-Introduction-2012-Cengage-Learning-libgen.lc_.pdf
MORE ON THE GENTLE ART OF VERBAL DEFENSE by SUZETTE HADEN ELGIN
https://web.archive.org/web/20220110235113/https://www.selfdefensefund.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Verbal-Defense.pdf
A Primer of TRANSFORMATIONALGRAMMAR For Rank Beginners by Suzette Haden Elgin
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED128810.pdf
Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory
https://mohammedaljohani.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/psychology-of-language-from-data-to-theory.pdf
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/RIL.pdf
The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization
https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781317200864_A34360989/preview-9781317200864_A34360989.pdf
The Study of Language by George Yule
https://sharifling.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-study-of-language-george-yule.pdf
XENOLINGUISTICS: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language
https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781000920642_A46514351/preview-9781000920642_A46514351.pdf
Extras
25 Must-See Movies Featuring Linguists, Linguistics and Languages
https://www.languagecrawler.com/2016/07/25-must-see-movies-featuring-linguists.html
Catalogue of Endangered Languages
https://endangeredlanguages.com/about-catalogue
The Conlang Database
https://database.conlang.org/
Conlang Sites
https://fantasticalworlds.weebly.com/conlang-sites.html
For Graduate Students
https://linguistics.washington.edu/graduate-students-non-uw-resources
Linguistics: Databases
https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/linguistics
Linguistics and fiction
https://www.princeton.edu/~browning/sf.html
Linguistics in science fiction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics_in_science_fiction
A very long list of linguistics movies, documentaries, and TV show episodes
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/164037692701/a-very-long-list-of-linguistics-movies
These are some of my materials about linguistics and xenolinguistics:
Clay of Life
Yossele the golem is nonspeaking, but manages to communicate with Menachem the blacksmith.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/clay-of-life.html
Daughters of the Apocalypse
So many adults die of the Grunge that English diverges into Fora (Before) and Afta (After). It includes a glossary.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/daughters-of-the-apocalypse.html
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/12853541.html#cutid1
Father Sun, Mother Moon
A poem in reconstructed Proto-Indo-European.
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/9970414.html
Feathered Nests
Humans study aliens, including the alien language.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/feathered-nests.html
Frankenstein's Family
Set in historic Transylvania, it features a variety of different languages.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/frankensteins-family.html
Pictish Poems
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/14749134.html ("Wallscrawling")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/14252074.html ("The Happiness of the Bee")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13907539.html ("The Moss Around Their Toes")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13907394.html ("Heather Shade")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13593913.html ("The Ones Who Have Your Back")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/12172525.html ("Trump of Doom")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13262113.html ("Gone to Seed")
Quixotic Ideas
This fantasy series includes a glossary.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/quixotic-ideas.html
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/vocabulary.html
Recommended Reading List on Xenolinguistics for “Alien Languages” Panel at WorldCon 2000
https://speculativeliterature.org/readers/booklists/recommended-reading-list-on-xenolinguistics-for-alien-languages-panel-at-worldcon-2000/
Torn World
I did most of the work building three related languages: Ancient, Northern, and Southern. The Torn World site is sadly gone, but you can still see some of my content on my own blog.
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/tag/torn+world
Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 18: Linguistics
Linguistics is the science of studying language, with related branches into neuroscience (how the brain processes language), anthropology (language as a medium of culture), literature (storytelling), and so forth. Aspects include famous people, historical linguistics, language acquisition, language revitalization, psycholinguistics, and others. Xenolinguistics is the study of alien and/or invented languages. Here on Dreamwidth, check out
1word1day, conlang, first_nations_freaks, language_learning, linguaphiles, science, scienceworld.The fascinating thing about linguistics is that we don't know how far back language goes! We can glean a few clues from the evolution of brains, jaws, vocal organs, etc. as shown in the fossil record. But until writing appears, we have no hard evidence, just the observation that it'd be really hard to organize as much as people did without complex communication. That only goes back about to the Bronze Age. Historical linguistics can estimate how old languages are, track their relations, and suggest when they diverged. So for instance, Proto-Indo-European also goes back to around 4500 BCE, just a little earlier than the first hints of writing. Modern linguistics didn't even start until the 18th century. But there were definitely people studying language before then: the traders and other far travelers. Not only do you encounter more different languages that way, you have to start looking for ways to speed up your learning so you can avoid getting shot at. The more you understand about how language works, the easier it is to grasp your own and learn new ones. That's a big advantage in today's diverse world.
Linguistics begins with a lot of fun things that anyone can enjoy learning about language, like rhymes and why they help us remember things, or puns based on words that sound the same or similar but have different meanings. Of course, the biggest linguistic hobby is constructed languages, which is pretty hardcore. The science goes all the way up to really obscure stuff like figuring out exactly how distantly related languages are connected to each other. Finding language guides is easy, finding books in foreign languages a little harder, but technical books on linguistics are less common. Libraries should have some, and used bookstore might have textbooks, but your best bet will be a university library. Similarly language classes are easy to find, but anything on linguistic science is usually at a college.
Choosing three books about linguistics gives you a few different options. Overview and two details is a good choice, as is beginning-intermediate-advanced. If you already know a foreign language, you can dig into its linguistics. So regional is another good option. If it's the mechanics you like, you could pick three different parts like grammar, morphology, and semantics. You could also look up famous linguistics or language activists. Here are some possibilities...
General Linguistics
29 books for linguistics lovers
https://amandamontell.substack.com/p/29-books-for-linguistics-lovers
Best Books about Linguistics (255 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/796.Best_Books_about_Linguistics
Linguistics: Finding books, articles, and more
https://libguides.mit.edu/linguistics
Popular Linguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/linguistics
Recommended Books from Linguistics Network
https://www.linguisticsnetwork.org/recommended-books/
RECOMMENDED READS FOR LINGUISTICS LOVERS: EXPLORING THE HOWS AND WHYS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
https://cpl.org/recommended-reads-for-linguistics-lovers-exploring-the-hows-and-whys-of-the-english-language-bookdropscle/
Superlinguo linguistics books list: fiction and non-fiction
https://www.superlinguo.com/post/613333518295138304/superlinguo-linguistics-books-list-fiction-and
TESOL Books/ E-Books: Linguistics/ TESOL
https://guides.library.msstate.edu/c.php?g=847431&p=7496293
A very long list of pop linguistics books and lingfic
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/133756588946/a-very-long-list-of-pop-linguistics-books-and
Endangered Languages
The Best Books on Endangered Languages
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/endangered-languages-samantha-ellis/
Endangered languages: Finding books and eBooks
https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/c.php?g=1232158&p=9404120
IBBY-UNESCO Collection of Remarkable Books in Indigenous and Endangered Languages
https://www.ibby.org/awards-activities/activities/ibby-unesco-collection-of-remarkable-books-in-indigenous-and-endangered-languages
International Mother Languages Day Celebration: Endangered Languages
https://montclair.libguides.com/c.php?g=1515113&p=11333945
Famous Linguists
Books by Benjamin Lee Whorf (Author of Language)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/373275.Benjamin_Lee_Whorf
Books by Edward Sapir (Author of Language)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/195168.Edward_Sapir
Books by Suzette Haden Elgin (Author of Native Tongue)
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/8540.Suzette_Haden_Elgin
Noam Chomsky: Linguistics
https://linguistics.arizona.edu/person/noam-chomsky
Noam Chomsky Reading List (87 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/80782.Chomsky_Reading_List
Historical Linguistics
Historical Linguistics
https://guides.library.ubc.ca/linguistics/historical_linguistics
Historical Linguistics Research Guides
https://libguides.usask.ca/linguistics/historical_linguistics
Popular Historical Linguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/historical-linguistics
Language Revitalization
Indigenous Languages Revitalization
https://guides.library.queensu.ca/c.php?g=709097&p=5205882
Language revitalization: Indigenous Languages Guide
https://guides.library.ubc.ca/c.php?g=699766&p=5291751
Linguistic Diversity, Indigenous Languages & Language Revitalization
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/2072214049/2614058249
North American Indigenous Linguistics, Languages & Language Revitalization
Selected Resources on Indigenous Language Revitalization
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/SIL_Appendix.html
Psycholinguistics
Linguistics: Psycholinguistics Research Guides
https://libguides.usask.ca/linguistics/psycholinguistics
Popular Psycholinguistics Books
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics
https://chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/display/73922083/136544831
Xenolinguistics
A Conlanger's Bookshelf
https://cpl.org/wp-content/uploads/conlangexhibithandout.pdf
List of constructed languages
https://www.translationdirectory.com/articles/article1912.php
Xenolinguistics (7 books)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/177593.xenolinguistics
Free Books
Free linguistics Books
https://www.bookfusion.com/books/free?query=linguistics
Linguistics Free Books at EBD
https://www.e-booksdirectory.com/listing.php?category=283
Suzette Haden Elgin on OceanofPDF
https://oceanofpdf.com/category/authors/suzette-haden-elgin/
⏁⊑⊬⟊, ⏁⎎⎅☌⊬⍜⍀: Alien Languages in Science Fiction
https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1563290/FULLTEXT01.pdf
The Articulate Mammal
http://linguistics3.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/60648261/Articulate%20Mammal%20by%20Jean%20Aticheson.pdf
Building the Nests: Indigenous Language Revitalization in Canada Through Early Childhood Immersion Programs
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/server/api/core/bitstreams/33b75859-2638-4ba0-b2cd-f88e562f1b93/content
The Complete Lojban Language https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Books/Linguistics/Mega%20linguistics%20pack/Conlangs/Lojban%20Language%2C%20The%20Complete%20%28Cowan%29.pdf
Conlanging and Futuristic Englishes
https://fiatlingua.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fl-000098-00.pdf
First Language Acquisition
https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam033/2002071574.pdf
First Nations Language Curriculum Building Guide
https://www.fnesc.ca/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/614108-FNESC-LANGUAGE-BULDING-CURRICULUM-BOOK-290316-B-F-with-Cover.pdf
The Handbook of Applied Linguistics
https://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/36873/1/1..pdf
The Handbook of Historical Linguistics
https://www.blackwellpublishing.com/content/bpl_images/content_store/WWW_Content/9780631195719/TAY33529%20HISTORICAL%20LINGUISTICS.pdf
Handbook of psycholinguistics
https://slims.ikippgribojonegoro.ac.id/repository/ebooksclub.org__Handbook_of_Psycholinguistics__Second_Edition.pdf
Indigenous Language Revitalization: Encouragement, Guidance & Lessons Learned
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/ILR/ILRbook.pdf
An Introduction to Language and Linguistics
https://uogbooks.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/fasold_r._connor-linton_j._an_introduction_to_lz-lib.org_.pdf
AN INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
https://repository.bbg.ac.id/bitstream/558/1/An_Introduction_to_Psycholinguistics.pdf
The Language Construction Kit
https://web.archive.org/web/20210603072841/https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1392451015824.pdf
Language Contact
https://digitallibrary.tsu.ge/book/2022/Jul/books/Thomason_Language_Contact_an_Introduction.pdf
The Language Instinct
http://f.javier.io/rep/books/The-Language-Instinct-How-the-Mind-Creates-Language,-Steven-Pinker.pdf
Language Nest Handbook
https://fpcc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FPCC_LanguageNestHandbook_EmailVersion2.pdf
Languages in Danger Book of Knowledge http://languagesindanger.eu/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Languages-In-Danger-Book-of-Knowledge-EN.pdf
Linguistics for Dummies
https://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Intro_to_ling/Linguistics%20for%20Dummies.pdf
Linguistics for Everyone An Introduction Second Edition
https://www.torosceviri.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Kristin-Denham-Anne-Lobeck-Linguistics-for-Everyone_-An-Introduction-2012-Cengage-Learning-libgen.lc_.pdf
MORE ON THE GENTLE ART OF VERBAL DEFENSE by SUZETTE HADEN ELGIN
https://web.archive.org/web/20220110235113/https://www.selfdefensefund.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Verbal-Defense.pdf
A Primer of TRANSFORMATIONALGRAMMAR For Rank Beginners by Suzette Haden Elgin
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED128810.pdf
Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory
https://mohammedaljohani.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/psychology-of-language-from-data-to-theory.pdf
Revitalizing Indigenous Languages
https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/RIL.pdf
The Routledge Handbook of Language Revitalization
https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781317200864_A34360989/preview-9781317200864_A34360989.pdf
The Study of Language by George Yule
https://sharifling.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/the-study-of-language-george-yule.pdf
XENOLINGUISTICS: Towards a Science of Extraterrestrial Language
https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781000920642_A46514351/preview-9781000920642_A46514351.pdf
Extras
25 Must-See Movies Featuring Linguists, Linguistics and Languages
https://www.languagecrawler.com/2016/07/25-must-see-movies-featuring-linguists.html
Catalogue of Endangered Languages
https://endangeredlanguages.com/about-catalogue
The Conlang Database
https://database.conlang.org/
Conlang Sites
https://fantasticalworlds.weebly.com/conlang-sites.html
For Graduate Students
https://linguistics.washington.edu/graduate-students-non-uw-resources
Linguistics: Databases
https://guides.lib.purdue.edu/linguistics
Linguistics and fiction
https://www.princeton.edu/~browning/sf.html
Linguistics in science fiction
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics_in_science_fiction
A very long list of linguistics movies, documentaries, and TV show episodes
https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/164037692701/a-very-long-list-of-linguistics-movies
These are some of my materials about linguistics and xenolinguistics:
Clay of Life
Yossele the golem is nonspeaking, but manages to communicate with Menachem the blacksmith.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/clay-of-life.html
Daughters of the Apocalypse
So many adults die of the Grunge that English diverges into Fora (Before) and Afta (After). It includes a glossary.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/daughters-of-the-apocalypse.html
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/12853541.html#cutid1
Father Sun, Mother Moon
A poem in reconstructed Proto-Indo-European.
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/9970414.html
Feathered Nests
Humans study aliens, including the alien language.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/feathered-nests.html
Frankenstein's Family
Set in historic Transylvania, it features a variety of different languages.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/frankensteins-family.html
Pictish Poems
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/14749134.html ("Wallscrawling")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/14252074.html ("The Happiness of the Bee")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13907539.html ("The Moss Around Their Toes")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13907394.html ("Heather Shade")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13593913.html ("The Ones Who Have Your Back")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/12172525.html ("Trump of Doom")
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/13262113.html ("Gone to Seed")
Quixotic Ideas
This fantasy series includes a glossary.
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/quixotic-ideas.html
http://penultimateproductions.weebly.com/vocabulary.html
Recommended Reading List on Xenolinguistics for “Alien Languages” Panel at WorldCon 2000
https://speculativeliterature.org/readers/booklists/recommended-reading-list-on-xenolinguistics-for-alien-languages-panel-at-worldcon-2000/
Torn World
I did most of the work building three related languages: Ancient, Northern, and Southern. The Torn World site is sadly gone, but you can still see some of my content on my own blog.
https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/tag/torn+world
