# Welcome! This guide provides some additional reading and resources that will be useful as part of your studies in English language and linguistics. None of this is required, but some of it might even be enjoyable! Getting into these resources will help you to figure out what specific areas of language and linguistics interest you, and reinforce independent learning. These resources are broken down into Introductory & Popular Books, Glossaries and Dictionaries, Topics in English Language & Linguistics, and Podcasts, Videos & Blogs. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://lead-ncl.gitbook.io/language-and-linguistics-reading-and-resources/welcome.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.