Note: 

  • It is very important to get the edition that’s specified, not an earlier edition, unless otherwise stated.
  • Further readings will also be provided via QMPlus during the semester. 

Semester 1 

LIN4218 What is Language? 

  • Bjorkman et al 2025 Essentials of Linguistics, e-book on QMplus (sections of); David Adger 2019 Language Unlimited (sections of to be posted on QMplus)

LIN4207 Thinking Linguistics: Approaches to Writing and Analysis 

  • No set book 

LIN4211 Sociolinguistics: English in Use

  • TBC

LIN4217 Sounds and Systems

  • Phonetics textbook: Peter Ladefoged & Keith Johnson. A Course in Phonetics. Wadsworth. 7th edition (any edition will do). There are physical and eBook copies available via QMUL Library. 
  • Phonology textbook: Bruce Hayes. Introductory Phonology. Wiley-Blackwell. There are physical and eBook copies available via QMUL Library

Semester 2 

LIN4214 Myths and Debates about Human Language 

  • Laurie Bower 1998 Language Myths Penguin.

LIN4219 Syntax I: The Structure of English 

  • Richard Larson, 2010 Grammar as Science, e-book on QMplus (sections of)

LIN4216 Semantics: How We Make Meaning 

  • No set book 

LIN4215 Psychology of Language 

  • Language in Mind: An Introduction to Psycholinguistics, Second Edition, by Julie Sedivy (lots of copies in library, and pdfs of certain chapters on QMplus under fair use policies)

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