| Derbyshire, Desmond C | Hixkaryana syntax | 1979 | | 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 | Hixkaryana | 1979 | Lingua Descriptive Studies | 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 | Review of: Carib-speaking Indians: Culture, Society and Language | 1979 | Linguistics | Anthropology, Linguistics |
