This document lists influential linguists such as Ferdinand de Saussure, Roman Jakobson, Edward Sapir, Paul Grice, Noam Chomsky, Steven Pinker, Eve Clark, and Robin Lakoff. It also lists influential books on linguistics including The Language Instinct by Steven Pinker, Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss, The Power of Babel by John McWhorter, and The Architecture of Language by Noam Chomsky.