This challenge will teach you the basics of linguistics step-by-step over the course of 12 months.

This month, we’ll look at: some more fun & interesting linguistic topics + some additional terms/concepts.

Each month you get a few exercises (depending on how complex the topic is), so you can take breaks in between days or use those days to revise and practice. I’ve put links to all the topics on which i made blog posts, but you’re very welcome to do your own research online.

This challenge is based on what I learned in the first semesters of my linguistic studies at uni, and it’s aimed at giving you a broad introduction and teaching you the most important concepts from several different fields of linguistics.

Throughout the month, you’ll get the chance to apply your new knowledge in some exercises and tasks. If you want, you can share your work via reblog with the tag #linguisticschallenge, i’d love to see your contributions :)

Also, feel free to follow me so you won’t miss next month’s challenge!

Fun topics + additional terms & concepts:

the ‘wug’ experiment

the ‘bouba’ vs. ‘kiki’ experiment

Noam Chomsky and why he’s so important for the field of linguistics

the definition of a ‘lexical item’

the term ‘hapax legomenon’

-> will add more topics later (feel free to leave suggestions!)

If you’re quick or want to learn more, you could check out my linguistics masterpost to see if i made any new posts after creating this challenge. 

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Next month, we’ll look at some additional resources to learn more about linguistics to finish off this introduction to linguistics.