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The Greatest Books in Linguistics
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Course in General Linguistics (Open Court Classics)Course in General Linguistics (Open Court Classics) by Ferdinand de Saussure
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The edited lecture notes that became a foundation for structural linguistics and semiology.
Language: An Introduction to the Study of SpeechLanguage: An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
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A comprehensive and mostly correct inquiry into all aspects of language.
Language, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee WhorfLanguage, Thought, and Reality: Selected Writings of Benjamin Lee Whorf by Benjamin Lee Whorf
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A collection of brilliant essays on decipherment, relationship between language and thinking etc.
Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar (Janua Linguarum. Series Minor)Topics in the Theory of Generative Grammar (Janua Linguarum. Series Minor) by Noam Chomsky
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A must read for discussion of generative grammar.
Language and MindLanguage and Mind by Noam Chomsky
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An accessible introduction to the Chomskyian revolution in linguistics.
Aspects of the Theory of SyntaxAspects of the Theory of Syntax by Noam Chomsky
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The foundation for the theory of generative grammar.
Lectures on Government and Binding: The Pisa Lectures (Studies in Generative Grammar)Lectures on Government and Binding: The Pisa Lectures (Studies in Generative Grammar) by Noam Chomsky
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The culmination of evolution of Chomsky's Standard Theory of grammar into Revised Extended Standard Theory :)
Jakobson: Six Lectures Sound & MeaningJakobson: Six Lectures Sound & Meaning by Roman Jakobson
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The best of Roman Jakobson's writings (The Prague school in linguistics).
Elements of General Linguistics (Midway Reprint Series)Elements of General Linguistics (Midway Reprint Series) by Andre Martinet
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The book that laid the theoretical foundation for functional linguistics.
An Introduction to Functional GrammarAn Introduction to Functional Grammar by M. A. K. Halliday
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Prolegomena to a Theory of LanguageProlegomena to a Theory of Language by Louis Hjelmslev
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The Philosophy of GrammarThe Philosophy of Grammar by Otto Jespersen
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The Logical Syntax of Language (Open Court Classics)The Logical Syntax of Language (Open Court Classics) by Rudolf Carnap
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Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of LanguageSpeech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language by John R. Searle
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Signs, Language and BehaviorSigns, Language and Behavior by C. Morris
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Verbal Art, Verbal Sign, Verbal TimeVerbal Art, Verbal Sign, Verbal Time by Roman Jakobson
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Language as social semiotic: The social interpretation of language and meaningLanguage as social semiotic: The social interpretation of language and meaning by M. A. K Halliday
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Thought and Language - Revised EditionThought and Language - Revised Edition by Lev S. Vygotsky
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Language and Thought of the Child (Routledge Classics)Language and Thought of the Child (Routledge Classics) by Jean Piaget
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Verbal BehaviorVerbal Behavior by B. F. Skinner
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Language in Relation to a Unified Theory of the Structure of Human BehaviorLanguage in Relation to a Unified Theory of the Structure of Human Behavior by Kenneth L. Pike
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Phonetics: A Critical Analysis of Phonetic Theory and a Technic for the Practical Description of SoundsPhonetics: A Critical Analysis of Phonetic Theory and a Technic for the Practical Description of Sounds by Kenneth L. Pike
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Phonemics: A Technique for Reducing Languages to WritingPhonemics: A Technique for Reducing Languages to Writing by Kenneth L. Pike
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Toward a modern theory of case (Project on linguistic analysis report)Toward a modern theory of case (Project on linguistic analysis report) by Charles J Fillmore
Language in Thought and Action: Fifth EditionLanguage in Thought and Action: Fifth Edition by S.I. Hayakawa
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