| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Comparative survey of morphology and syntax in Brazilian Arawakan | 1986 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors | Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 2 | 1990 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Hishkaryana (Carib) syntax structure I: Word | 1961 | International Journal of American Linguistics | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Carib | 1999 | Cambridge Language Surveys | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Word Order Universals and the Existence of OVS Languages | 1977 | Linguistic Inquiry | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Morphosyntactic areal characteristics of Amazonian languages | 1987 | International Journal of American Linguistics | Linguistics, Sociolinguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. | Ergativity and transitivity in Paumarí | 1983 | Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. | Are Cariban languages moving away from or towards ergative systems? | 1991 | Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum | Object initial languages | 1979 | Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session | Linguistics, Sociolinguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors | Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 4 | 1998 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors | Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 1 | 1986 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. | Arawakan (Brazil) morphosyntax | 1982 | Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Discourse redundancy in Hixkaryana | 1977 | International Journal of American Linguistics | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Hishkaryana (Carib) Syntax Structure: II [Phrase, Sentence] | 1961 | International Journal of American Linguistics | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum | A Select Bibliography of Guiana Carib Languages | 1979 | International Journal of American Linguistics | Library/Museum/Archiving, Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. | A diachronic explanation for the origin of OVS in some Carib languages | 1979 | Work Papers of the Summer Institute of Linguistics, University of North Dakota Session | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum | Introduction [to Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 4] | 1998 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum | Introduction [to Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 2] | 1990 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Review of: Carib-speaking Indians: Culture, Society and Language | 1979 | Linguistics | Anthropology, Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Doris L. Payne | Noun Classification Systems of Amazonian Languages | 1990 | | Linguistics |
| Chapman, Shirley and Desmond C. Derbyshire | Paumarí | 1991 | | Linguistics |
| Derbyshire, Desmond C. and Geoffrey K. Pullum, editors | Handbook of Amazonian Languages, Vol. 3 | 1991 | | Linguistics |
