This list is for guidance only. There are many other books you could tackle. The Encyclopaedias by Crystal are an excellent place to start the study of any topic. Suggestions for reading are given at the end of the weekly units, and tutors may also stipulate further reading. The books from which the Study Pack readings are taken should also be explored further: full details are given in the Study Pack itself.

Blake, N. and J. Moorhead (1993) Introduction to English Language. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Carter et al. (1997) Working with Texts. Routledge.

Crystal, D. (1987) The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Language. Cambridge: CUP.

Crystal, D. (1995) The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of the English Language. Cambridge: CUP

Graddol, D., J. Cheshire and J. Swann (1994) Describing Language. 2nd Edition. Open University Press.

Cruttenden, A. (l994). Gimson's Pronunciation of English. 5th Edition. Edward Arnold.

Roach, (1983) English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: CUP

Smith, J. and M. Bloor (1985) Simple Phonetics for Teachers. London: Methuen

Stillman, F. (1966) The Poet's Manual and Rhyming Dictionary. London: Thames and Hudson.

Aitchison, J. (1994) Words in the Mind. 2nd edition. Oxford: Blackwell.

Carter, R. (1998) Vocabulary. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.

McCarthy, M. (1990) Vocabulary. Oxford: OUP.

Bloor, T. and M. Bloor (1996) The Functional Analysis of English. Arnold.

Freeborn, D. (1985) A Course Book in English Grammar. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Wardhaugh, R. (1995) Understanding English Grammar. Oxford: Blackwell.

Woods, E. (1995) Introducing Grammar. London: Penguin.

Freeborn, D. (1993) Varieties of English. 2nd Edition. Basingstoke: Macmillan.

Montgomery, M. (1995) An Introduction to Language and Society. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.

Romaine, S. (1994) Language in Society. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. OUP.

Trudgill, P. (1983) Sociolinguistics. Penguin.

Crystal, D. (1986) Child Language, learning and Linguistics. London: Edward Arnold.

Garton, A. and C. Pratt (1989) Learning to be Literate. Blackwell.

Montgomery, M. (1985) An Introduction to Language and Society. London: Routledge.

Peccei, J.S. (1994) Child Language. London: Routledge.

Coulthard. M. (1985) An Introduction to Discourse Analysis. 2nd Edition. Harlow: Longman.

Langford, D. (1994) Analysing Talk. Macmillan.

McCarthy, M. (1991) Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers. Cambridge: CUP.

Tsui, A. (1995) Introducing Classroom Interaction. London: Penguin.