r/linguistics↗
Linguistics
This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For those looking to deepen their appreciation for linguistics, the reading list is a list of recommended texts on areas of linguistic and language research compiled by resident experts here at Reddit.
399k subscribers75 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~7% by known bots)65 authors / mosince 2008
r/linguistics has 399k members (+7.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 75 posts a month from 65 people. Top topics: Linguistic Books and Learning, Grammatical Gender and Nouns and English Languages.
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- Linguistic Books and Learning3.4%
- Grammatical Gender and Nouns2.9%
- English Languages1.2%
- Spanish Accents0.6%
- French Usage Questions0.4%
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- Doi
- TikTok
- WALS Online
- cambridge.org
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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