Resources for Linguistics Olympiad-Type Problems
- Below are resources we have shared in our Facebook group for your reference.
- We hope these will be helpful for your preparation for the Linguistics Olympiad.
Recommended Books
- Department of Linguistics, The Ohio State University. (2022). Language files: Materials for an introduction to language and linguistics (13th ed.). The Ohio State University Press.
- Radev, D. (Ed.). (2013). Puzzles in logic, languages and computation: The Red Book. Springer.
- Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. M. (2019). An introduction to language (10th ed.). Wadsworth/Cengage Learning.
Linguistics Olympiad Experiences
Here are experience shares, competition insights, and related resources from past participants and national team members:
More Related Links
- Online Olympiad in Linguistics (Includes Traditional Chinese questions in 2020)
- International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) Website (Past Problems)
- UK Linguistics Olympiad (UKLO) Website (Past Problems)
- NACLO US Linguistics Olympiad (NACLO) Website (Past Problems)
- All Ireland Linguistics Olympiad (AILO) Website (Past Problems)
- Linguistic Puzzles (Understanding Language through Puzzles)
- Chinese Book: 語言學新引 (Basic introduction to the field and terminology of linguistics)
- Can Yew Tee-ch me Tamil? (A good article by a NACLO 2017 problem designer)
- Fantastic Features We Don't Have In The English Language (A video series that is very suitable for those interested in learning languages/language studies)
- The Science Behind the Twisting Alien Linguistics of the film Arrival
- Exposing Young People to Linguistics (Microsoft researchers in India's involvement in the Linguistics Olympiad)
- International Linguistics Olympiad (Blogpost from a 2015 IOL participant)