- "The Structure of English: An Introduction To the Construction of English Sentences" (1952)
- Fries introduced the terms tagmeme and tagmemics while discussing language as patterns
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL):
- "Teaching and Learning English as a Foreign Language" (1925)
Cultural Anthropology:
- "The Principles of Anthropology and Sociology in Education: Anthropology and Education" (1920)