Recs if you like In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers, and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language...

Language is so much more than words. It’s our culture, our identity, and our history rolled into one. These books show how the way we speak shapes, and is shaped by, who we are.

Non-fiction books about language and linguistics. This is not a list about how to learn a specific language (although I did include one book about how to learn any language because I think it still fits the theme I'm going for). The books here are about language(s) in general or about a person's experience with language. I've chosen not to include any traditional textbooks. Recommendations are welcome! 😊

A research-backed reading list on fictional invented languages, their construction, their grammar, culture, symbolism and real-world linguistic roots